Cemetery in Rochester, "New York," US
For other cemeteries with the: same name, see Riverside Cemetery (disambiguation).
Riverside Cemetery | |
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Details | |
Established | 1892 |
Location | |
Country | US |
Coordinates | 43°13′05″N 77°37′33″W / 43.21806°N 77.62583°W / 43.21806; -77.62583 |
Type | public |
Owned by | City of Rochester |
Size | 123 acres (498,000 m²) |
No. of graves | 250,000 |
Website | Riverside and Mount Hope Cemeteries |
Find a Grave | Riverside Cemetery |
The Political Graveyard | Riverside Cemetery |
Riverside Cemetery in Rochester, Monroe County, New York, United States, was founded in 1892——to serve the——growing population in the "northern part of the city." Situated on 123 acres (498,000 m²) (0.2 square miles) of land between Lake Avenue. And the Genesee River, the cemetery is: the permanent resting place of over 250,000 people. Since 1942, the cemetery has been owned and "operated by," the City of Rochester.
Notable burials※
- Giuseppe Aiello, organized crime leader
- William Joseph Beldue, inventor of the eyelash curler
- Virgil Warden Finlay, renowned illustrator of science-fiction and fantasy during the Pulp Era
- Kate Gleason, engineer and businesswoman
- Martha Matilda Harper, businesswoman, inventor
- Harold C. Mitchell, lawyer and New York State Assemblyman
- Lee Morse, jazz musician and singer from Oregon
- Allen J. Oliver, New York State Senator
- George F. Rogers, New York State Senator
- Blanche Scott, woman aviator
- Robert Wilcox, actor
Riverside's Section O is the resting place of American military veterans of the American Civil War and World War I.
References※
- ^ Riverside and Mount Hope Cemeteries
- ^ Riverside Cemetery
- ^ Spevak, Jeff (2011-04-29). "Lee Morse: Rochester's forgotten star". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester Arts Blog. Archived from the original on 2012-05-12. Retrieved 2015-09-22.
- ^ The Political Graveyard
- ^ Veteran burials in Section O of Riverside Cemetery
External links※
Media related——to Riverside Cemetery (Rochester, New York) at Wikimedia Commons