Edgewater Cemetery
Encyclopedia
The Edgewater Cemetery is a cemetery in the Bergen County, New Jersey
community of Edgewater
.
nearby the near the Hudson River and the Hudson River Waterfront Walkway
. It is nestled between private residences and buildings that were once part of Alcoa Edgewater Works
, an Alcoa
aluminum processing plant, at the foot of the Hudson Palisades.
through Spanish-American War
. Many members of the Vreeland family where buried there in the 18th and 19th centuries. Two slaves also are buried there, as is Go-Won-Go Mohawk, an Indian princess and actress who married a former Indian fighter and settled in Edgewater, where she died in 1924. The last burial in took place in 1982.
Bergen County, New Jersey
Bergen County is the most populous county of the state of New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, its population was 905,116. The county is part of the New York City Metropolitan Area. Its county seat is Hackensack...
community of Edgewater
Edgewater, New Jersey
Edgewater is a borough located along the Hudson River in Bergen County, New Jersey. As of the 2010 census, the borough had a population of 11,513...
.
Site
The 1.6-acre cemetery has its entrance on River RoadCounty Route 505 (New Jersey)
County Route 505 is a county highway in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The highway extends 20.64 miles from John F. Kennedy Boulevard in Union City to the New York state line in Northvale.-Route description:...
nearby the near the Hudson River and the Hudson River Waterfront Walkway
Hudson River Waterfront Walkway
The Hudson River Waterfront Walkway, also known as the Hudson River Walkway, is an ongoing and incomplete project located on Kill van Kull and the western shore of Upper New York Bay and the Hudson River, implemented as part of a New Jersey state-mandated master plan to connect the municipalities...
. It is nestled between private residences and buildings that were once part of Alcoa Edgewater Works
Alcoa Edgewater Works
The Alcoa Edgewater Works was located in Edgewater, New Jersey. The building was built in 1916 for the Alco company and added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 10, 1978. The building has since been demolished.-See also:*Edgewater Cemetery...
, an Alcoa
Alcoa
Alcoa Inc. is the world's third largest producer of aluminum, behind Rio Tinto Alcan and Rusal. From its operational headquarters in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Alcoa conducts operations in 31 countries...
aluminum processing plant, at the foot of the Hudson Palisades.
Burials
The cemetery holds the graves of local heroes from the American Revolutionary WarAmerican Revolutionary War
The American Revolutionary War , the American War of Independence, or simply the Revolutionary War, began as a war between the Kingdom of Great Britain and thirteen British colonies in North America, and ended in a global war between several European great powers.The war was the result of the...
through Spanish-American War
Spanish-American War
The Spanish–American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, effectively the result of American intervention in the ongoing Cuban War of Independence...
. Many members of the Vreeland family where buried there in the 18th and 19th centuries. Two slaves also are buried there, as is Go-Won-Go Mohawk, an Indian princess and actress who married a former Indian fighter and settled in Edgewater, where she died in 1924. The last burial in took place in 1982.
See also
- Gethsemane CemeteryGethsemane CemeteryThe Gethsemane Cemetery, is located in Little Ferry, New Jersey on an acre on a sandy hill just off U.S. Route 46 and Liberty Street. The cemetery was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 20, 1994.-Name:...
- Fort Lee Historic Park
- Burdett's LandingBurdett's LandingBurdett's Landing, also called Burdett's Ferry, is a site on the west bank of the Hudson River located in Edgewater, New Jersey. Ferries initially used Burdett's Landing as a departure point for transporting agricultural produce from New Jersey across to New York...
- English NeighborhoodEnglish NeighborhoodThe English Neighborhood was the colonial-era name for the towns in eastern Bergen County, New Jersey, along the Hudson Palisades between the North River and the Hackensack River, particularly around its main tributary, Overpeck Creek. The region had been part of the Dutch New Netherland colony of...
- Bergen County Cemeteries