Pine Grove Cemetery (Lynn, Massachusetts)
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Pine Grove Cemetery is a cemetery located in Lynn, Massachusetts
. It was established in the mid-19th century and it consists of 82 developed acres. There are approximately 88,000 to 90,000 interments at the cemetery.
to surround the cemetery, and according to Ripley's Believe It or Not!
it is the “second-longest contiguous stone wall in the world,” second only to the Great Wall of China
. The cemetery got its name from the plethora of pine trees surrounding Rhodes Memorial Chapel and the cemetery's entrance.
Lynn, Massachusetts
Lynn is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 89,050 at the 2000 census. An old industrial center, Lynn is home to Lynn Beach and Lynn Heritage State Park and is about north of downtown Boston.-17th century:...
. It was established in the mid-19th century and it consists of 82 developed acres. There are approximately 88,000 to 90,000 interments at the cemetery.
History
It was originally established as a private cemetery, but in 1850 it was sold to the city of Lynn. In 1930, a wall was built by the WPAWorks Progress Administration
The Works Progress Administration was the largest and most ambitious New Deal agency, employing millions of unskilled workers to carry out public works projects, including the construction of public buildings and roads, and operated large arts, drama, media, and literacy projects...
to surround the cemetery, and according to Ripley's Believe It or Not!
Ripley's Believe It or Not!
Ripley's Believe It or Not! is a franchise, founded by Robert Ripley, which deals in bizarre events and items so strange and unusual that readers might question the claims...
it is the “second-longest contiguous stone wall in the world,” second only to the Great Wall of China
Great Wall of China
The Great Wall of China is a series of stone and earthen fortifications in northern China, built originally to protect the northern borders of the Chinese Empire against intrusions by various nomadic groups...
. The cemetery got its name from the plethora of pine trees surrounding Rhodes Memorial Chapel and the cemetery's entrance.
Features and landmarks
Pine Grove Cemetery has many notable features and landmarks:- The Cemetery Office Building, erected in 1860.
- The Pine Grove Cemetery Receiving Tomb, constructed from 1866 to 1868. Built in a Ruskinian GothicJohn RuskinJohn Ruskin was the leading English art critic of the Victorian era, also an art patron, draughtsman, watercolourist, a prominent social thinker and philanthropist. He wrote on subjects ranging from geology to architecture, myth to ornithology, literature to education, and botany to political...
style, it was part of a building campaign following the Civil War. It is made of granite ashlarAshlarAshlar is prepared stone work of any type of stone. Masonry using such stones laid in parallel courses is known as ashlar masonry, whereas masonry using irregularly shaped stones is known as rubble masonry. Ashlar blocks are rectangular cuboid blocks that are masonry sculpted to have square edges...
construction with a cast ironCast ironCast iron is derived from pig iron, and while it usually refers to gray iron, it also identifies a large group of ferrous alloys which solidify with a eutectic. The color of a fractured surface can be used to identify an alloy. White cast iron is named after its white surface when fractured, due...
doorway. - The Rhodes Memorial Chapel, built in 1891. It was built using a donation from a Ms. Amos Rhodes in a Richardsonian RomanesqueRichardsonian RomanesqueRichardsonian Romanesque is a style of Romanesque Revival architecture named after architect Henry Hobson Richardson, whose masterpiece is Trinity Church, Boston , designated a National Historic Landmark...
style. The stain glass windows are valued at over $10,000. - The Cemetery’s Greenhouse, whose operations have been noted throughout the country.
Notable interments
- John Adams
- Harry AgganisHarry AgganisAristotle George Agganis ' , nicknamed "The Golden Greek", was an American athletic star in two sports. His family origins were from Longanikos near Sparta, Greece. -Career:...
- John Alley
- Daisy DavisDaisy DavisJohn Henry Albert "Daisy" Davis was a right-handed professional baseball pitcher who played at the major league level in 1884 and 1885 for the St. Louis Browns and Boston Beaneaters.-Career:...
- Alonzo G. DraperAlonzo G. DraperAlonzo Granville Draper was a volunteer officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War who eventually earned the grade of brevet brigadier general. During his early career, Draper was an outspoken advocate of various social causes, particularly worker's rights...
, brigadier general during the American Civil WarAmerican Civil WarThe American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25... - Benjamin Franklin Falls
- Barney GilliganBarney GilliganIn 1887, Gilligan was fined $25 for binge drinking and missing a game for the Nationals. The next season, Gilligan was released by the team. In his final MLB season, Gilligan signed with the Detroit Wolverines. He played in one game for the team, going 1–for–5 with a run and a strikeout...
, early professional baseball player - Henry Lovering
- Lydia PinkhamLydia PinkhamLydia Estes Pinkham was an iconic concocter and shrewd marketer of a commercially successful herbal-alcoholic "women's tonic" meant to relieve menstrual and menopausal pains.-Biography:...
- William PooleWilliam B. PooleWilliam B. Poole was an American sailor who received the Medal of Honor for valor in action during the American Civil War.Poole was born in Maine in 1833. On June 19, 1864 he was serving as a Quartermaster on the sloop of war when she sank the commerce raider off Cherbourg, France...
- Elihu ThomsonElihu ThomsonElihu Thomson was an American engineer and inventor who was instrumental in the founding of major electrical companies in the United States, the United Kingdom and France.-Early life:...
- Charles Herbert WoodburyCharles Herbert WoodburyCharles Herbert Woodbury , United States marine painter, was born at Lynn, Massachusetts.- Biography :Charles H. Woodbury was born in Lynn, Massachusetts, where his earliest work was part of the oeuvre of the group later known as the Lynn Beach Painters...