Northwood Cemetery is a cemetery located in the West Oak Lane neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, It was established in 1878.
| Northwood Cemetery | |
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| Details | |
| Established | 1878 |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 40°03′39″N 75°08′40″W / 40.0607°N 75.1445°W |
| Type | private |
| Find a Grave | Northwood Cemetery |
Notable interments edit
- George Bradley (1852–1931) Major League Baseball player[1]
- Duke Esper (1868–1910) Major League Baseball Player[2] Born Charles Esbacher.
- William "Kid" Gleason (1866–1933) Major League Baseball player and manager[3]
- Eddie Griffin (1982–2007) Professional Basketball player[4]
- George Hesselbacher, Major League Baseball player[5]
- John Miller (1839–1882) Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient[6] (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.[7]
References edit
- ^ Baseball-Reference
- ^ Baseball Almanac
- ^ Society for American Baseball Research
- ^ Philadelphia Inquirer
- ^ Baseball-Reference
- ^ vconline
- ^ [1] CWGC Cemetery report, breakdown obtained from casualty record.
External links edit
- Northwood Cemetery at Find-A-Grave
- Northwood Cemetery at Interment.net