Hackensack Cemetery
{{Short description|Cemetery in Bergen County, New Jersey, US}}
Hackensack Cemetery is a cemetery located in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States, founded by Baptists, Dutch Reformed, and Congregational benefactors in the 1890s, as a result of overcrowding in local churchyards and availability of open space. The same group of prominent Hackensack men organized the Johnson Free Public Library. It's the burial place of Edward D. Easton, & Ben E. King.
Unmarked notable burials
- Simon Douglas (1843–1950), former slave who lived to become the last US Civil War soldier in the state of New Jersey
- Victor Hugo Green (1892–1960), publisher of The Negro Motorist Green Book travel guides
- Archibald C. Hart (1873–1935), represented New Jersey's 6th congressional district from 1912–1913 and 1913–1917.[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000283 Archibald C. Hart biography], United States Congress. Accessed July 28, 2007.
- Stan Pitula, pitcher for the Cleveland Indians
- John R. Ramsey (1862–1933), represented New Jersey's 6th congressional district from 1917 to 1921.[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=R000027 John Rathbone Ramsey biography], United States Congress. Accessed July 28, 2007.
- Arshavir Shirakian (1900–1973), Armenian national hero and avenger of the Armenian genocide
- Charles H. Voorhis (1833–1896), represented New Jersey's 5th congressional district from 1879 to 1881.[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=V000117 Charles Henry Voorhis biography], United States Congress. Accessed July 28, 2007.
See also
References
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External links
- {{Find a Grave cemetery}}
- {{GNIS|876856|Hackensack Cemetery}}
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Category:Buildings and structures in Hackensack, New Jersey
Category:Cemeteries in Bergen County, New Jersey
Category:Protestant Reformed cemeteries in the United States
Category:Baptist cemeteries in the United States