Rahway Cemetery

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Rahway Cemetery
Details
Established1724
Location
Rahway, New Jersey
CountryUnited States
Coordinates40°36′59″N 74°17′9″W / 40.61639°N 74.28583°W / 40.61639; -74.28583Coordinates: 40°36′59″N 74°17′9″W / 40.61639°N 74.28583°W / 40.61639; -74.28583

The Rahway Cemetery is located along the banks of the Rahway River in Rahway, New Jersey, U.S.[1][2][3][4] Earlier known as the First Presbyterian Cemetery, it was established circa 1724 by the church of the same name.[5] It is adjacent to Merchants' and Drovers' Tavern and the Rahway River Parkway.

Notable burials[]

The cemetery is the resting place of over 70 Revolutionary War Soldiers, 299 Civil War Soldiers, and 29 members of the United States Colored Troops.

Other notable burials include:

  • , a Civil War Officer
  • , a Civil War Colonel of the 35th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry
  • Abraham Clark a signer of the Declaration of Independence
  • Carolyn Wells, a noted mystery author
  • The Unknown Woman, who was brutally murdered in 1887

References[]

  1. ^ "Rahway Cemetery in Rahway, New Jersey - Find A Grave Cemetery". www.findagrave.com. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Rahway Cemetery - The Merchants and Drovers Tavern Museum". www.merchantsanddrovers.org. 22 May 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Rahway, New Jersey Revolutionary War Sites - Rahway Historic Sites". www.revolutionarywarnewjersey.com. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Renna Media - Here Lies our Past – The Rahway Cemetery is an "Outdoor Museum" -". 30 September 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  5. ^ "Church's History – First Presbyterian Church, Rahway NJ".

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