| Harleigh Cemetery | |
|---|---|
  Location of Harleigh Cemetery in Camden County, New Jersey | |
| Location | Camden, New Jersey and Collingswood, New Jersey |
| Coordinates | 39°55′26″N 75°5′23″W / 39.92389°N 75.08972°W |
| Area | 130 acres (0.53 km2) |
| Built | 1885 |
Harleigh Cemetery is a historic rural cemetery[1] located in both Collingswood and Camden, New Jersey. Harleigh Cemetery and Crematorium is one of the oldest cemeteries in New Jersey.[citation needed] It was named Camden County Veterans Cemetery in 2007. The cemetery covers over 130 acres (0.53 km2) of lush mature grounds situated on the Cooper River, a short drive from Philadelphia.[2] The cemetery has been listed on the New Jersey Register of Historic Places since 1995 (as ID #2829).[3]
- ^ Linden, Blanche M.G. (2007). Silent City on a Hill: Picturesque Landscapes of Memory and Boston's Mount Auburn Cemetery. Amherst: University of Massachusetts Press. p. 295. ISBN 978-1-55849-571-5. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
- ^ "Exploring the Architecture and Rituals of Nineteenth-Century Mourning". Historic Camden County. October 28, 2002. Retrieved 2007-08-21.
The Society's headquarters in Parkside is located just a stone's throw from the heavily wooded grounds of the 117-year-old Harleigh Cemetery and the two facilities cooperated in the day's activities. "Death records and the social rituals surrounding death are among history's most important touchstones," said Society president Richard Pillatt. "And here at Harleigh, in Camden County, we have an extraordinary example of a Victorian-era garden cemetery that was actually designed as a park – a place of public entertainment."
- ^ New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places: Camden County Archived 2011-06-04 at the Wayback Machine, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Historic Preservation Office, last updated August 6, 2007. Accessed August 26, 2007.