Siloam Cemetery
Encyclopedia
Siloam Cemetery is a cemetery
in Vineland
, in the U.S. state
of New Jersey
.
The cemetery was established in 1864 on a plot of land donated by Charles K. Landis
, founder of Vineland. A chapel was constructed in 1918, and is located in the center of one of the original sections of the cemetery. The cemetery and the chapel are listed on the National Register of Historic Places
.
Cemetery
A cemetery is a place in which dead bodies and cremated remains are buried. The term "cemetery" implies that the land is specifically designated as a burying ground. Cemeteries in the Western world are where the final ceremonies of death are observed...
in Vineland
Vineland, New Jersey
Vineland is a city in Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city had a total population of 60,724...
, in the U.S. state
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
of 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...
.
The cemetery was established in 1864 on a plot of land donated by Charles K. Landis
Charles K. Landis
Charles Kline Landis was a property developer in South Jersey, who was the founder and developer of Vineland and Sea Isle City....
, founder of Vineland. A chapel was constructed in 1918, and is located in the center of one of the original sections of the cemetery. The cemetery and the chapel are listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
.
Notable interments
- Victor Durand (1871?-1931), glassworker
- Charles CunninghamCharles CunninghamSir Charles Cunningham KCH was an officer of the Royal Navy during the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century. He saw action during the American War of Independence and the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, eventually rising to the rank of Rear-Admiral.-Early life:Cunningham was born...
(1870-1934), philanthropist - Mary Treat (1831?-1923), naturalist
- Thomas Bramwell WelchThomas Bramwell WelchThomas Bramwell Welch was the inventor of the pasteurization process to prevent the fermentation of grape juice.-Birth and emigration:...
(1825-1903), scientist who discovered the pasteurization process to prevent the fermentation of grape juice. - Charles K. Landis (1833-1900), see above