 The entrance to Riverside Cemetery in 1907 | |
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| Established | 1850 |
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| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 41°39′08″N70°54′45″W / 41.6522°N 70.9125°W Coordinates: 41°39′08″N70°54′45″W / 41.6522°N 70.9125°W |
| Find a Grave | Riverside Cemetery |
Riverside Cemetery is a cemetery located in Fairhaven, Massachusetts at 274 Main Street. Laid out in the rural style, it was established in 1850 by Warren Delano II, the grandfather of Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
By the late 1840s Fairhaven's old burial ground, established in 1771 and later known as the Railroad Cemetery, could no longer accommodate the increasing population of the town which had become a center for shipping and the whale industry. In addition, the Fairhaven Branch Railroad was being planned which would require closing part of the old burial ground. Warren Delano II purchased 14 acres of farm land in 1847 which was destined for the building of a new cemetery and gifted it to the town of Fairhaven. The cemetery was consecrated on July 7, 1850 with 1000 people in attendance. The first burial there was Mary Evans Delano who had died at the age of 15. [1] [2]
When the railway came to the town in the mid-1850s, half of the bodies in the Railroad Cemetery were moved to Riverside. Eventually, all the remaining bodies there were re-interred at Riverside. A sexton's cottage was built in 1881 and is one of the rare examples of the Eastlake architectural style in the area. Delano purchased a further five acres of farmland in 1889 to enlarge the cemetery. In 1893, Frances Mills was the first African-American to be buried there. [3] [1] [4]
The cemetery was enlarged again in 1905 and now encompasses 44 acres. It is run as a charitable corporation and has also incorporated Naskatucket Cemetery, another 18th century burial ground in Fairhaven. [2]
A monument designed by George F. Meacham to commemorate the soldiers and sailors from Fairhaven who had died in the Civil War was erected in the cemetery in 1868. Twenty members of the Delano family, including Warren Delano I and Warren Delano II, are buried in the Delano family tomb. The tomb was erected in 1859 and designed by Richard Morris Hunt. [2] Henry Huttleston Rogers, his wife Abbie G. Rogers, and three of their children are interred in a mausoleum erected in 1893 which was designed by Charles Brigham after an ancient temple to Minerva. Other notable burials include:
Fairhaven is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. It is located on the South Coast of Massachusetts where the Acushnet River flows into Buzzards Bay, an arm of the Atlantic Ocean. The town shares a harbor with the city of New Bedford, a place well known for its whaling and fishing heritage; consequently, Fairhaven's history, economy, and culture are closely aligned with those of its larger neighbor. The population of Fairhaven was 15,924 at the time of the 2020 census.
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William Backhouse Astor Sr. was an American business magnate who inherited most of his father John Jacob Astor's fortune. He worked as a partner in his father's successful export business. His massive investment in Manhattan real estate enabled major donations to the Astor Library in the East Village, which became the New York Public Library.
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Abigail Gifford Rogers was the first wife of Henry Huttleston Rogers (1840–1909), an American business magnate.
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George Warren Weymouth was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.
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William Howell Forbes was an American businessman in Hong Kong. He was the head partner of the Russell & Co. and was the 11th chairman of the board of Directors of Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation from 1879 to 1880. He was the uncle of United States President Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
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Warren Delano IV was an American horseman and coal tycoon.
Franklin Hughes Delano was an American merchant, diplomat and society man.
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