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Monongahela Cemetery | |
 The cemetery chapel | |
  Location within Pennsylvania  Location within the United States | |
| Location | Cemetery Hill Rd. at Gregg St., Monongahela, Pennsylvania |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 40°11′39″N 79°55′20″W / 40.19417°N 79.92222°W |
| Built | 1863 |
| Architect | John Chislett; Hare and Hare, et al. |
| Architectural style | Gothic Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 01001116[1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 14, 2001 |
The Monongahela Cemetery is an historic rural cemetery in Monongahela, Pennsylvania that was established in 1863. Landscape architects Hare & Hare designed a portion of the property.[2]
History and notable features
[edit]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
[edit]- Robert Grant Furlong (1886–1973), US Congressman
- Baptiste "Bap" Manzini (1920–2008), professional football player
- Armand Niccolai (1911–1988), professional football player
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]
References
[edit]- ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ↑ "Monongahela Cemetery History". Monongahela Cemetery. Retrieved December 23, 2013.
- 1 2 Terry A. Necciai (July 1999). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania SP Monongahela Cemetery. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved January 11, 2026. (Downloading may be slow.)
- ↑ CWGC Cemetery report, details from casualty record.
External links
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Media related to Monongahela Cemetery at Wikimedia Commons
- Cemeteries on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
- Gothic Revival architecture in Pennsylvania
- 1863 establishments in Pennsylvania
- Buildings and structures in Washington County, Pennsylvania
- Monongahela, Pennsylvania
- National Register of Historic Places in Washington County, Pennsylvania
- Rural cemeteries