Siloam Cemetery is the oldest cemetery in the city of Vineland in Cumberland County, New Jersey. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 3, 2020, for its significance in architecture and landscape architecture.[4]
The cemetery, located at 550 North Valley Avenue, was established in 1864 on a plot of land donated by Charles K. Landis, the founder of Vineland. A chapel was constructed in 1918 and features Gothic Revival architecture.[4] It is located in the center of one of the original sections of the cemetery. Many local residents, some of whom were nationally prominent, are buried there.
Notable interments
- Henry Herbert Goddard (1866–1957), researcher at Vineland Training School
- Charles K. Landis (1833–1900), founder of Vineland, an attorney, author, and real estate developer
- Jeanette DuBois Meech (1835–1911), evangelist and industrial educator
- Thelma Parkinson (1898–1983), politician, candidate for 1930 special election for the United States Senate, member of the New Jersey State Board of Tax Appeals, member (and later president) of the New Jersey Civil Service Commission 1954 to 1970.[5]
- Mary Treat (1831?–1923), a naturalist who corresponded with Charles Darwin
- Thomas Bramwell Welch (1825–1903), developer of Welch's grape juice
See also
References
- ^ "National Register Information System – (#100005155)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ "Weekly List 20200403". National Park Service. April 3, 2020.
- ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Cumberland County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office. September 29, 2022. p. 6.
listed as the Siloam Cemetery Historic District
- ^ a b Susan Panco Medio; Patricia A. McMahon (April 2019). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Siloam Cemetery (Draft) (PDF). National Park Service. With accompanying 49 photos.
- ^ "Thelma Parkinson Sharp". Find a Grave. Archived from the original on October 4, 2022. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
External links
Media related to Siloam Cemetery (Vineland, New Jersey) at Wikimedia Commons- Siloam Cemetery at Find a Grave
- Friends of Historic Vineland
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