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Fairview Cemetery (Westfield, New Jersey) French-Richards Cemetery (Springfield, New Jersey) (40.6827888144643, -74.31718794108211) Hillside Cemetery, Scotch Plains; Hollywood Memorial Park and Cemetery, Union; St. John's Episcopal Churchyard, Elizabeth; Gods Acre Cemetery, Scotch Plains Presbyterian Church, Scotch Plains; Rahway Cemetery
The creation of the cemetery arose from a 1965 need when at that time the only two federal veterans' cemeteries in the state were full. [3] The cemetery opened as New Jersey's first state-operated veterans' cemetery, serving as "a lasting memorial to those men and women who put their lives on the line to defend our country's honor and freedom."
Beverly National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located in Edgewater Park Township, in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States. Administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs , it encompasses 64.6 acres (26.1 ha), and as 2021 had over 50,000 interments.
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In Jersey City, four cemeteries, namely Saint Peters', Holy Name, Jersey City, and New York Bay all provide the surrounding areas with long vistas and green open spaces as well. [2] Finally, several burial grounds exist in Hudson County, some of which date back into colonial times are lost and possibly removed or built over. [5]
Finn's Point National Cemetery is north west of Supawna Meadows National Wildlife Refuge near Fort Mott State Park. The cemetery was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. Serial killer Andrew Cunanan committed one of his murders at the cemetery on May 9, 1997, killing cemetery caretaker William Reese and stealing his truck ...
The Hudson County Burial Grounds, also known as the Secaucus Potter's Field and Snake Hill Cemetery, is located in Secaucus, New Jersey. The cemetery was cleared of bodies to make room for the Secaucus Transfer Station and Exit 15X of the New Jersey Turnpike between 1992-2003. [1] [2] [3] More than 4,000 bodies were disinterred.
Harleigh Cemetery and Crematorium is one of the oldest cemeteries in New Jersey. [ citation needed ] It was named Camden County Veterans Cemetery in 2007. The cemetery covers over 130 acres (0.53 km 2 ) of lush mature grounds situated on the Cooper River, a short drive from Philadelphia . [ 2 ]