Hoboken Cemetery, North Bergen
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The Hoboken Cemetery is located at 5500 Tonnelle Avenue in North Bergen, New Jersey
. It is bordered by Flower Hill Cemetery
. Originally when the Secaucus Junction
was built on land that was the Hudson County Burial Grounds
, bodies exhumed were to be re-interred at the Hoboken Cemetery. In 2007, the cemetery was found to have been recycling graves and selling them as virgin plots to unsuspecting buyers.
North Bergen, New Jersey
North Bergen is a township in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2010 Census, the township had a total population of 60,773. Originally founded in 1843, the town was much diminished in territory by a series of secessions. Situated on the Hudson Palisades, it is one...
. It is bordered by Flower Hill Cemetery
Flower Hill Cemetery, North Bergen
Flower Hill Cemetery is located in North Bergen, New Jersey. It is cojoined with Hoboken Cemetery and Machpelah Cemetery.-Notable burials:*Ed Alberian children's television actor and entertainer...
. Originally when the Secaucus Junction
Secaucus Junction
The Frank R. Lautenberg Secaucus Junction Station is a major commuter rail hub in Secaucus, New Jersey...
was built on land that was the Hudson County Burial Grounds
Hudson County Burial Grounds
The Hudson County Burial Grounds are also known as the Secaucus Potter's Field and Snake Hill Cemetery and it is located in Secaucus, New Jersey. The cemetery was cleared of bodies to make room for the Secaucus Transfer Station between 1992-2003...
, bodies exhumed were to be re-interred at the Hoboken Cemetery. In 2007, the cemetery was found to have been recycling graves and selling them as virgin plots to unsuspecting buyers.
Notable burials
- Oscar Louis Auf der Heide (1874-1945), mayor of West New York, New JerseyWest New York, New JerseyWest New York is a town in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States, situated upon the New Jersey Palisades. As of the 2010 United States Census, the town population was 49,708.-Geography:...
- Allan Langdon McDermottAllan Langdon McDermottAllan Langdon McDermott was an American Democratic Party politician who represented from 1900 - 1903, and the from 1903 - 1907..-Biography:...
, US Congressman - Henry Otto Wittpenn (1871-1931), mayor of Jersey City, New JerseyJersey City, New JerseyJersey City is the seat of Hudson County, New Jersey, United States.Part of the New York metropolitan area, Jersey City lies between the Hudson River and Upper New York Bay across from Lower Manhattan and the Hackensack River and Newark Bay...
- Edwin Ruthvin Vincent Wright (1812-1871), represented New Jersey's 5th congressional districtNew Jersey's 5th congressional districtNew Jersey's Fifth Congressional District is currently represented by Republican Scott Garrett. Garrett defeated Democrat Paul Aronsohn and independent candidate R. Matthew Fretz 55%-44% in the United States general elections, 2006....
from 1865-1867.
See also
- Machpelah Cemetery
- List of cemeteries in Hudson County, New Jersey
External links
- Hoboken Cemetery at Graveinfo
- Hoboken Cemetery by Rob Bender
- Hoboken Cemetery at The Political GraveyardThe Political GraveyardThe Political Graveyard is a website and database that catalogues information on more than 224,000 American political figures and political families, along with other information.-History:...
- Hoboken Cemetery at Find A GraveFind A GraveFind a Grave is a commercial website providing free access and input to an online database of cemetery records. It was founded in 1998 as a DBA and incorporated in 2000.-History:...
- Civil War gravestones in Hudson County