Monongahela Cemetery

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Monongahela Cemetery
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LocationCemetery Hill Rd. at Gregg St., Monongahela City, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°11′39″N79°55′20″W / 40.19417°N 79.92222°W / 40.19417; -79.92222 Coordinates: 40°11′39″N79°55′20″W / 40.19417°N 79.92222°W / 40.19417; -79.92222
Built1863
ArchitectJohn Chislett; Hare and Hare, et al.
Architectural styleGothic Revival
NRHP reference No. 01001116 [1]
Added to NRHPOctober 14, 2001

The Monongahela Cemetery is an historic rural cemetery in Monongahela City, Pennsylvania that was established in 1863. Landscape architects Hare & Hare designed a portion of the property. [2]

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History and notable features

The cemetery was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 2001. [3]

The cemetery now occupies 160 acres, but only about 100 acres are included in the National Register listing. John Chislett designed the original thirty-two-acre plot in the rural cemetery tradition. Roughly sixty acres were added to the grounds in 1915 and were designed in the lawn park style by Hare & Hare. The five-acre St. Mary's Cemetery was opened circa 1900 and was incorporated into the 1915 expansion. [3]

Notable interments

The cemetery contains two Commonwealth war graves of World War II, a flight engineer of Royal Air Force Ferry Command and a sapper of the Royal Canadian Engineers. [4]

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "Monongahela Cemetery History". Monongahela Cemetery. Retrieved December 23, 2013.
  3. 1 2 Neccia, Terry A. "Monongahela Cemetery" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Retrieved December 23, 2013.
  4. CWGC Cemetery report, details from casualty record.

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