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{{other uses|Fairmount Cemetery (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox cemetery
|name = Fairmount Cemetery
|image =File:Krueger Mausoleum.jpg
|caption =Krueger Mausoleum
|established = 1855<ref name=official/>
|country = United States
|location = [[Newark, New Jersey]]
|coordinates = {{coord|40.7464|-74.2031|region:US_type:landmark|display=it}}
|type = Non denominational
|owner =
|size = {{convert|150|acre|km2|adj=on}}<ref name=official/>
|graves= 150,000<ref name=official/>
|website = {{URL|www.fairmountcemetery.com}}
|findagraveid= 99967
|politicalgeo = NJ/ES-buried.html#cms00674
}}
'''Fairmount Cemetery''' is a {{convert|150|acre|km2|adj=on}} [[rural cemetery]] in the West Ward of [[Newark, New Jersey]], in the neighborhood of [[Fairmount, Newark, New Jersey|Fairmount]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Sarapin |first=Janice Kohl |title=Old Burial Grounds of New Jersey |year=2002 |publisher=[[Rutgers University Press]] | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uDfIJt5RFWgC&pg=PP1 |isbn=0813521114 }}</ref> It opened in 1855, shortly after the Newark City Council banned burials in the central city due to fears that bodies spread [[yellow fever]]. The first burial in Fairmount Cemetery was a 24-year-old man named Lewis J. Pierson.<ref name=official/> Fairmount is still accepting interments.<ref name=official/>
Along with [[Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Newark|Mount Pleasant Cemetery]], Fairmount has the graves of Newark's most eminent turn of the century citizens, including [[Clara Maass]], who gave her life in the investigation of [[yellow fever]].  A high proportion of the graves belong to German families. Fairmount Cemetery includes large trees, rolling hills, and intricately carved monuments.  Featured near the old South Orange Avenue entrance is the recently restored zinc Settlers' Monument, commemorating the founders of Newark.  There is also a Civil War memorial. The modern entrance to Fairmount Cemetery is on Central Avenue.<ref name=official>{{cite web|url=http://www.fairmountcemetery.com/companyhistory.php |title=Fairmount Cemetery History |access-date=August 26, 2007 |quote=Fairmount Cemetery was founded in the fall of 1854. It is located between Central Avenue and South Orange Avenue, and also between South Twelfth and South Eighteenth Streets in Newark, New Jersey. It was incorporated on February 9, 1855 by a special act of the New Jersey Legislature. Fairmount Cemetery has continued as a public, not-for profit, and non-sectarian cemetery from 1855 to the present. All of its income is devoted to the care, beautification and welfare of its grounds and buildings. The first burial in Fairmount Cemetery was a 24-year-old man named Lewis J. Pierson.  Today, there are approximately 150,000 burials in the cemetery. |publisher=Fairmount Cemetery |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929101119/http://www.fairmountcemetery.com/companyhistory.php |archive-date=September 29, 2007 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.newarkhistory.com/fairmountcemetery.html |title=Fairmount Cemetery |access-date=August 26, 2007 |publisher=Newark History }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.virtualnewarknj.com/cemeteries/fairmount.htm |title=Fairmount Cemetery, Mausoleum & Crematory |access-date=August 26, 2007 |quote=Fairmount Cemetery was opened and incorporated on February 9, 1855 as a non-sectarian, non-profit organization to serve the community. The land was reportedly purchased from the First Presbyterian Church by some of the most influential and respected citizens of Newark.  1927 saw the opening of the Fairmount Memorial Mausoleum.  The Fairmount Crematory opened in 1984. |publisher=Virtual Newark NJ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927064425/http://www.virtualnewarknj.com/cemeteries/fairmount.htm |archive-date=September 27, 2007 }}</ref>
==Notable burials==
{{Category see also|Burials at Fairmount Cemetery (Newark, New Jersey)}}
* [[Harriet Adams]] (1893–1982), pseudonymous author of many books in the ''[[Nancy Drew]]'' series and a few in the ''[[Hardy Boys]]'' series
* [[Leila Bennett]] (1892–1965), actress<ref name="Leila">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FOHgDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA56|title=Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed.|last=Wilson|first=Scott|date=2016|publisher=McFarland|isbn=978-1476625997|pages=56|language=en}}</ref>
* [[Peter Angelo Cavicchia]] (1879–1967)
* [[Henry Meade Doremus]] (1851–1921), [[Mayor of Newark, New Jersey|Mayor of Newark]] from 1903 to 1907
* [[Thomas Dunn English]] (1819–1902), represented [[New Jersey's 6th congressional district]] from 1891 to 1895<ref>[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=E000188 Thomas Dunn English profile], [[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]]. Accessed August 12, 2007.</ref>
* [[Christian William Feigenspan]] (1836–1939), president of Newark's Feigenspan Brewing Company
* [[James Fairman Fielder]] (1867–1954), [[Governor of New Jersey]] from 1913 to 1917
* [[William Henry Frederick Fiedler]] (1847–1919), represented [[New Jersey's 6th congressional district]] from 1883 to 1885<ref>[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=F000103 William Henry Frederick Fiedler profile], [[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]]. Accessed August 13, 2007.</ref>
* [[Gwen Guthrie]] (1950–1999), singer-songwriter
* [[Fred A. Hartley Jr.]] (1902–1969)
* [[Georgiana Klingle Holmes]] (1841–1940), wrote poetry under the name George Klingle
* [[Henry Lang (politician)|Henry Lang]] (1828–1897), Mayor of Newark from 1882 to 1883
* [[Frederick Lehlbach]] (1876–1937)
* [[Herman Lehlbach]] (1845–1904), represented [[New Jersey's 6th congressional district]] from 1885 to 1889<ref>[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=L000223 Herman Lehlbach profile], [[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]]. Accessed August 13, 2007.</ref>
* [[Clara Maass]] (1876–1901), nurse who died as a result of volunteering for medical experiments to study [[yellow fever]]
* [[Le Gage Pratt]] (1852–1911)
* [[Needham Roberts]] (1901–1949), African-American [[World War I]] veteran who was decorated for bravery<ref>{{cite web |url=https://militaryhallofhonor.com/honoree-record.php?id=3009 |title=Biography, Private Needham Roberts |last=Lewis |first=Charles A. |date=2021 |website=Military Hall of Honor |publisher=Military Hall of Honor, LLC |access-date=December 14, 2022}}</ref>
==References==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.newarkhistory.com/fairmountcemetery.html Newark History Tour of Fairmount]
* [http://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NJ/ES5.html#R9T0XKFF2 Fairmount Cemetery] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060216051702/http://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NJ/ES5.html#R9T0XKFF2 |date=February 16, 2006 }} at [[The Political Graveyard]]
* {{Find a Grave cemetery}}
[[Category:Cemeteries in Newark, New Jersey]]
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