Brookside Cemetery, Englewood
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History
It was started in May 1876, by a group of Englewood residents who purchased 6 acres (24,281.2 m²) of land for a cemetery. The property sits on the East side of Engle Street adjacent to Tenafly, New JerseyTenafly, New Jersey
Tenafly is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 census, the borough population was 14,488. Tenafly is an affluent suburb of New York City....
. The cemetery was named for the brook running beside its eastern boundary. A chapel built with the local pink sandstone
Sandstone
Sandstone is a sedimentary rock composed mainly of sand-sized minerals or rock grains.Most sandstone is composed of quartz and/or feldspar because these are the most common minerals in the Earth's crust. Like sand, sandstone may be any colour, but the most common colours are tan, brown, yellow,...
was erected on East Palisades Avenue and dedicated in March 1860. It was the first Presbyterian Church in Englewood and the first in Bergen County, New Jersey
Bergen County, New Jersey
Bergen County is the most populous county of the state of New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, its population was 905,116. The county is part of the New York City Metropolitan Area. Its county seat is Hackensack...
. It had a seating capacity
Seating capacity
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of 200, and was expanded to accommodate 800 people was built in 1880. In 1887, the chapel was donated to the cemetery, and moved, stone by stone, to its present site near the entrance gate to the east side of the cemetery. When the chapel was moved, and reconstructed, the building was rotated and the entrance moved from the west side of the building to the east side. Mayor, and historian, Austin Nicholas Volk calls it: "One of the most beautiful cemeteries in Bergen County, New Jersey
Bergen County, New Jersey
Bergen County is the most populous county of the state of New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, its population was 905,116. The county is part of the New York City Metropolitan Area. Its county seat is Hackensack...
." Schuyler Warmflash refers to is as an "outdoor museum" and he wrote "[The] change of attitude — which made sites devoted to the dead reassuringly pleasant to the living — is clearly manifest in Brookside Cemetery".
Notable interments
- William Weaver Bennett (1841-1912), first Mayor of Teaneck, New Jersey.
- Frank ChapmanFrank ChapmanFrank Michler Chapman was a U.S. ornithologist and pioneering writer of field guides.Chapman was born in West Englewood, New Jersey and attended Englewood Academy. He joined the staff of the American Museum of Natural History in 1888 as assistant to Joel Asaph Allen...
, ornithologist. - Davy ForceDavy ForceDavid W. "Davy" Force was a shortstop in Major League Baseball.From 1871 through 1886, he played in the National Association with the Washington Olympics , Troy Haymakers , Baltimore Canaries , Chicago White Stockings and Philadelphia Athletics , and in the National League for the Philadelphia...
(1849–1918), baseball pioneer. - Dwight MorrowDwight MorrowDwight Whitney Morrow was an American businessman, politician, and diplomat.-Life:Born in Huntington, West Virginia, he moved with his parents, James E. and Clara Morrow to Allegheny, Pennsylvania in 1875. His father James, was principal of Marshall College, which is now Marshall University...
(1873–1931), represented New Jersey in the United States SenateUnited States SenateThe United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...
from 1930 to 1931. - Archibald E. OlppArchibald E. OlppArchibald Ernest Olpp was an American physician and politician who served a single term in the U.S. Representative from New Jersey.-Biography:Born in South Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Olpp attended the public schools...
(1882–1949), represented New Jersey's 11th congressional districtNew Jersey's 11th congressional districtNew Jersey's Eleventh Congressional District is currently represented by Republican Rodney Frelinghuysen. The district is a suburban Republican-leaning district that is centered in Morris County....
from 1921 to 1923. - Nance O'Neil (1874–1965), American stage and silent movie actress.
- Frank C. Osmers, Jr.Frank C. Osmers, Jr.Frank C. Osmers, Jr. was an American Republican Party politician who represented New Jersey's 9th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1939–1943 and again from 1951-1965.Born in Leonia, New Jersey on December 30, 1907, Osmers attended the local public schools...
(1907–1977), represented New Jersey's 9th congressional districtNew Jersey's 9th congressional districtNew Jersey's Ninth Congressional District is currently represented by Democrat Steve Rothman.-Counties and municipalities in the district:For the 108th and successive Congresses , the district contains all or portions of three counties and 37 municipalities:Bergen County:Hudson CountyPassaic...
in the United States House of RepresentativesUnited States House of RepresentativesThe United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from 1939–1943 and again from 1951-1965. - Cullen SawtelleCullen SawtelleCullen Sawtelle was a U.S. Representative from Maine.Born in Norridgewock, Maine, Sawtelle received his early education under private tutors and was graduated from Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine, in 1825....
(1805–1887), represented Maine's 5th congressional districtMaine's 5th congressional districtMaine's 5th congressional district is a former congressional district in Maine. It was created in 1821 after Maine achieved statehood in 1820. It was eliminated in 1883. Its last congressman was Thompson Henry Murch.-Representatives:-References:*...
from 1845 to 1847 and from 1849 to 1851. - Robert E. Speer
- Thomas D. ThacherThomas D. ThacherThomas Day Thacher was a lawyer and judge in New York City.Thacher was born in Tenafly, New Jersey and was the oldest of four children of Thomas Thacher, a prominent New York lawyer, and Sarah McCulloh Thacher...
(1881–1950), one-time Solicitor General of the United States. - George W. WickershamGeorge W. WickershamGeorge Woodward Wickersham was an American lawyer and Presidential Cabinet Secretary.-Biography:Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, he graduated from the University of Pennsylvania...
(1858–1936), United States Attorney GeneralUnited States Attorney GeneralThe United States Attorney General is the head of the United States Department of Justice concerned with legal affairs and is the chief law enforcement officer of the United States government. The attorney general is considered to be the chief lawyer of the U.S. government...
from 1909 to 1913.
External links
- Official website
- Brookside Cemetery at The Political GraveyardThe Political GraveyardThe Political Graveyard is a website and database that catalogues information on more than 224,000 American political figures and political families, along with other information.-History:...