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*"A walk through Salem's historic Harmony Grove" ''Salem News'', Aug. 27, 2007 p. A11 | *"A walk through Salem's historic Harmony Grove" ''Salem News'', Aug. 27, 2007 p. A11 | ||
*[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=91058 Find A Grave: Harmony Grove Cemetery] Website | |||
*[http://evergreen.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/2051351?locg=63 An address delivered at the consecration of the Harmony Grove Cemetery, in Salem] 1840 | *[http://evergreen.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/2051351?locg=63 An address delivered at the consecration of the Harmony Grove Cemetery, in Salem] 1840 |
Revision as of 12:28, 7 March 2014
- Established in 1840 as a private, non-profit cemetery by four established Salem families. The original cemetery spanned 15 acres off Grove St. Over the years it has expanded and now covers 98 acres of land, 90% of the area is in Salem and 10% in Peabody.
- Blake Memorial Chapel is on the grounds and was dedicated in 1925.
- Some of the famous people buried there are: Frank W. Benson, Rev. William Bentley, George Peabody, Charles Lennox Remond, Leverett Saltonstall, Nathaniel Silsbee and Frederick Townsend Ward.
- Harmony Grove is the site of the only crematorium on the North Shore.
See Also
- Harmony Grove Cemetery List of names
- "A walk through Salem's historic Harmony Grove" Salem News, Aug. 27, 2007 p. A11