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*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. | *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. | *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. | *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. | ||
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*[http://innopac.noblenet.org/search/t?searchtype=t&searcharg=an+address+delivered&searchscope=24&SORT=D An address delivered at the consecration of the Harmony Grove Cemetery, in Salem] 1840 | *[http://innopac.noblenet.org/search/t?searchtype=t&searcharg=an+address+delivered&searchscope=24&SORT=D An address delivered at the consecration of the Harmony Grove Cemetery, in Salem] 1840 | ||
*[http://innopac.noblenet.org/record=b2057346~S24 Blake Memorial Chapel, Harmony Grove Cemetary, Salem, Massachusetts : Dedication of memorial windows and lectern] Salem, 1925. | |||
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Revision as of 10:17, 28 March 2012
- 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
