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Newark
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From
Wikipedia: "Mount Pleasant Cemetery is a large Victorian-era cemetery
in Newark's North Ward. The cemetery houses the graves of some of Newark's
most eminent citizens. The cemetery is dominated by the marble mausoleum
of John Fairfield Dryden, the founder of Prudential Financial. Other
notable interees include Marcus Ward, governor of New Jersey; Seth Boyden,
inventor of patent leather; and Mary Stillman, first wife of Thomas
Edison. Mount Pleasant also contains graves of members of the Kinney,
Ballantine, and Frelinghuysen families. The cemetery itself was opened
and incorporated in 1844, but there are graves that date back to the
mid-1600s, which were moved from older graveyards that were crowded
out due to development." Suggested by Kathleen.
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Weehawken
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From
Roadside America: "Near a picturesque cliff along the Hudson River,
overlooking the island of Manhattan, Aaron Burr did battle with Alexander
Hamilton. The date was July 12, 1804. The actual rock "on which
rested the head of Alexander Hamilton" after he was mortally wounded
is the base of the monument. Turned out that while Hamilton was (as
noted on the stone) a "Patriot, Soldier, Statesman, and Jurist,"
Burr was a guy from Newark with more pistol practice. Perched atop the
Rock of Death is, appropriately, a bronze head of Alexander Hamilton."
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More Links: Jenn sent me a link to a marvelous site that provides plenty of ideas for morbid trips in the future: Weird N.J. Another great site to check out is Explored New Jersey which is filled with photographs taken by the author (everseeing) during his many trips around the state. And don't forget The Midnight Society - another site devoted to the strange and unusual in New Jersey. |
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