Belvidere Cemetery

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Belvidere Cemetery
Belvidere Cemetery
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Established1834 [1]
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CountryUnited States

Belvidere Cemetery is a cemetery located in Belvidere, in Warren County, New Jersey that was founded in 1834. [1] It includes many graves of people who fought in the American Revolutionary War. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Historic Cemetery". Archived from the original on 19 September 2007. Retrieved 2007-08-26.
  2. Di Ionno, Mark (2000). A Guide to New Jersey's Revolutionary War Trail: For Families and History Buffs. Rutgers University Press. ISBN   0813527708.
  3. Henry Schenck Harris, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . Accessed August 14, 2007.
  4. John Patterson Bryan Maxwell, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . Accessed August 14, 2007.
  5. Sobel, Robert. Biographical Directory of the United States Executive Branch, 1774–1989 . ISBN   0313265933.

Coordinates: 40°49′38″N75°04′07″W / 40.8271°N 75.0685°W / 40.8271; -75.0685