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Fairview Cemetery (Pen Argyl, Pennsylvania)

Cemetery in Northampton County, Pennsylvania

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name	Fairview Cemetery
image	Grave of Jayne Mansfield 2007.jpg
caption	Jayne Mansfield's tombstone in Fairview Cemetery
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Fairview Cemetery is the largest cemetery in Pen Argyl, Pennsylvania. It is a historical site and a tourist attraction because of Hollywood actress Jayne Mansfield's grave. Her heart-shaped tombstone is one of the most notable features of the cemetery. Fans of the deceased star visit the grave regularly with flowers. Farruccio and the Online Fan Club has been visiting her grave in Pen Argyl with her fans to commemorate her birth and death anniversaries since mid 1990s on her birthdays. The 75th birth anniversary of the actress drew a large gathering of fans to the cemetery in 2008.

The other major cemetery in the township is the Evergreen Cemetery. There also are St. Elizabeth Cemetery and Plainfield Union Cemetery in the township.

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Matt Lake, Mark Moran and Mark Sceurman, ''Weird Pennsylvania: Your Travel Guide to Pennsylvania's Local Legends and Best Kept Secrets'', p. 236, Sterling Publishing Company, 2009, {{ISBN. 978-1402766862
Coombe, Tom. (April 20, 2005). "Birthday Gathering Honors Late Actress". [[The Morning Call]].
link. (2016-05-29 ", ''The Pocono Record'', April 27, 2008, Dow Jones Local Media Group)
Tom Coombe, "[https://archive.today/20130419020148/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/mcall/access/1294515291.html?dids=1294515291:1294515291&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jun+24,+2007&author=Tom+Coombe+Of+The+Morning+Call&pub=Morning+Call&desc=Jayne+Mansfield's+short+time+in+Pen+Argyl+created+a+lasting+presence&pqatl=google Jayne Mansfield's short time in Pen Argyl created a lasting presence]", [[The Morning Call]], p. 1, Jun 24, 2007
Andrew McGill, "[https://www.mcall.com/2010/11/06/cemetery-finds-new-life/ Cemetery finds new life]", ''[[The Morning Call]]'', November 06, 2010
[http://northampton.pa-roots.com/cemetery/cemetery.html Cemeteries], Northampton County Pennsylvania Genealogy Project
[http://www.agingcare.com/local/Plainfield-Union-Cemetery-Pen-Argyl-Cemeteries-PA Plainfield Union Cemetery]{{Dead link. (July 2025)

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