Maple Grove Park Cemetery, Hackensack
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Maple Grove Park Cemetery is located in Hackensack
, New Jersey
. It is operated by the Maple Grove Park Cemetery Association, at 535 Hudson Street in Hackensack. In 2004-2005 it received the remains of bodies removed from the Hudson County Burial Grounds
in Secaucus, New Jersey
. The plaque for the Hudson County arrivals reads: "In 2003, the remains of 4,569 of these individuals were removed from the Potter’s Field and brought to this spot to be honored and remembered. May this site serve in perpetuity as their final resting place and a sanctuary of peace."
Hackensack, New Jersey
Hackensack is a city in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States and the county seat of Bergen County. Although informally called Hackensack, it was officially named New Barbadoes Township until 1921. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city population was 43,010....
, New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
. It is operated by the Maple Grove Park Cemetery Association, at 535 Hudson Street in Hackensack. In 2004-2005 it received the remains of bodies removed from 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...
in Secaucus, New Jersey
Secaucus, New Jersey
Secaucus is a town in Hudson County, New Jersey. As of the 2010 United States Census, the town population was 16,264. Located within the New Jersey Meadowlands, it is the most suburban of the county's municipalities, though large parts of the town are dedicated to light manufacturing, retail, and...
. The plaque for the Hudson County arrivals reads: "In 2003, the remains of 4,569 of these individuals were removed from the Potter’s Field and brought to this spot to be honored and remembered. May this site serve in perpetuity as their final resting place and a sanctuary of peace."
Notable burials
- Frank Hubschmitt socialist
- John HuylerJohn HuylerJohn Huyler was an American Democratic Party politician who represented in the United States House of Representatives from 1857-1859.-Biography:...
(1808-1870), represented in the United States House of RepresentativesUnited States House of RepresentativesThe United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from 1857-1859. - Leopold William August Brandenburg, physician
- Reverend Louis Goeble, German Lutheran clergyman
- Phillip Henry Shafer, early brick maker on River Road
- Henry Schmultz, in partnership with Shafer as the first and most prolific Brick Man'f.
- Edwin Schmultz, took over Brick Firm, then became Clerk of the Court in Hackensack.