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Northwood Cemetery

Cemetery in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Cemetery in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

FieldValue
nameNorthwood Cemetery
established1878
countryUnited States
location15th and Haines streets
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
coordinates
typeprivate
owner
size
graves
website
findagraveid45632

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Northwood Cemetery is a cemetery located in the West Oak Lane neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, It was established in 1878.

Notable interments

  • George Bradley (1852–1931) Major League Baseball player
  • Duke Esper (1868–1910) Major League Baseball Player Born Charles Esbacher.
  • William "Kid" Gleason (1866–1933) Major League Baseball player and manager
  • Eddie Griffin (1982–2007) Professional Basketball player
  • George Hesselbacher, Major League Baseball player
  • John Miller (1839–1882) Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient (true name Henry Fey). He was a Private in the 8th New York Cavalry.
  • Frank Bernard Nicholls (1877–1924), English-American golf professional
  • Sister Rosetta Tharpe (1915–1973), gospel singer, songwriter, and recording artist
  • Dave Zearfoss (1868–1945), professional Baseball player

The cemetery contains five Commonwealth war graves, a Canadian Army soldier of World War I and 4 British naval personnel of World War II.

References

References

  1. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/bradlge01.shtml Baseball-Reference]
  2. [https://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/trades.php?p=esperdu01 Baseball Almanac]
  3. [https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/kid-gleason/ Society for American Baseball Research]
  4. [https://www.inquirer.com/philly/hp/sports/20070829_A_loving_farewell_for_Griffin.html ''Philadelphia Inquirer'']
  5. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/hessege01.shtml Baseball-Reference]
  6. [http://vconline.org.uk/john-miller/4593869394 vconline]
  7. [http://www.cwgc.org/find-a-cemetery/cemetery/2073177/PHILADELPHIA%20(NORTHWOOD)%20CEMETERY] CWGC Cemetery report, breakdown obtained from casualty record.
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