Cemetery in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US
Homewood Cemetery is a historic urban cemetery
[1] in
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania,
United States. It is located in
Point Breeze and is bordered by
Frick Park, the neighborhood of
Squirrel Hill, and the smaller Smithfield Cemetery.
[2]
It was established in 1878 from
William Wilkins' 650-acre (2.6 km2) estate, Homewood.
[3]
Notable interments
Business leaders
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Edward Jay Allen (1830–1915), businessman
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Michael Late Benedum (1869–1959), businessman, co-founder of Benedum-Trees Oil Company
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David Lytle Clark (1864–1939), businessman, creator of
Clark Bar and
Zagnut
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Henry Clay Frick (1849–1919), industrialist, founder of the
South Fork Fishing and Hunting Club
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Henry J. Heinz (1844–1919), founder of
H. J. Heinz Company
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H. J. "Jack" Heinz II (1908–1987), industrialist
[4]
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Henry Hillman (1918–2016), businessman, investor, civic leader, and philanthropist
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William Larimer Mellon Sr. (1868–1949), founder of
Gulf Oil
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Willard Rockwell (1888–1978), founder of
Rockwell International
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A.E. Succop (Augustus Ernest) (1847–1931), President Germania Savings Bank and German Fire Insurance Company
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Ernest T. Weir (1875–1957), founder of
Weirton Steel and
National Steel Corporation
[5]
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William Valentin Hartmann (1871–1947), VP of Gulf Oil
Political leaders
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Edward V. Babcock (1864–1948), Mayor of Pittsburgh 1918–22
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Matthew A. Dunn (1886–1942), member of the United States House of Representatives 1933–41
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William Flinn (1851–1924), politician
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Henry P. Ford (1837–1905), Mayor of Pittsburgh 1896–99
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H. John Heinz III (1938–1991), United States Senator 1977–91
[6]
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William McCallin (1842–1904), Mayor of Pittsburgh 1887–90
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John K. Tener (1863–1946), Governor of Pennsylvania 1911–15
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William Wilkins (1779–1865), United States Senator from Pennsylvania 1831–34, Secretary of War 1844–45
[7]
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George Wilson (1816–1902), Mayor of Pittsburgh 1860–62
Military leaders
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John Wilkins Jr. (1761–1816), Quartermaster General of the United States Army 1796–1802
Artists and musicians
Science and medicine
Sports figures
Others
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Edward Manning Bigelow (1850–1916), city planner
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Helen Clay Frick (1888–1984), philanthropist
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Rust Heinz (1914–1939), auto and boat designer
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Elsie Hillman (1925–2015), philanthropist and former Republican National Committeewoman
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John Barrett Kerfoot (1816–1881), first Episcopal Bishop of Pittsburgh
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Daisy Elizabeth Adams Lampkin (1883–1965), civil rights activist
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Perle Mesta (1889–1975), Ambassador to Luxembourg 1949–53, and a noted Washington, D.C. socialite during Eisenhower and Nixon eras
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Robert Lee Vann (1879–1940), publisher and editor of the
Pittsburgh Courier
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Stephen Varzaly (1890–1957), priest, journalist, and cultural activist
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Tom Boggs (1905–1952), poet
Gallery
See also
References
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^ 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.
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^
"Point Breeze Map". Archived from
the original on 2012-11-03. Retrieved 2012-10-29.
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^ Toker, Franklin. Pittsburgh: An Urban Portrait. University Park: Pennsylvania State University Press, 1986, p. 221.
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^ Skrabec, Quentin R. H.J. Heinz: A Biography. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Co., 2009, p. 205.
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^ "Ernest T. Weir Dies At 81." Wall Street Journal. June 27, 1957.
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^ Dodge, Andrew R. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress: 1774–2005. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2005, p. 1232.
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^ Alzo, Lisa A. Pittsburgh's Immigrants. Charleston, S.C.: Arcadia Pub., 2006, p. 48.
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^ Jackson, Kenneth T.; Markoe, Karen; and Markoe, Arnie. The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives. Detroit: Gale, 1998, p. 180.
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^ Forr, James and Proctor, David. Pie Traynor: A Baseball Biography. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Co., 2010, p. 8.
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