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Riverside Cemetery (Rochester, New York)

Cemetery in Rochester, New York, US

Summary

Cemetery in Rochester, New York, US

Field	Value
name	Riverside Cemetery
established	1892
country	US
location	Rochester, New York
coordinates
type	public
owner	City of Rochester
size	123 acres (498,000 m²)
graves	250,000
website	Riverside and Mount Hope Cemeteries
findagraveid	65814
politicalgeo	NY/MO-buried.html#cms01918

Riverside Cemetery in Rochester, Monroe County, New York, United States, was founded in 1892 to serve the growing population in the northern part of the city. Situated on 123 acres (498,000 m²) (0.2 square miles) of land between Lake Avenue and the Genesee River, the cemetery is the permanent resting place of over 250,000 people. Since 1942, the cemetery has been owned and operated by the City of Rochester.

Notable burials

Giuseppe Aiello, organized crime leader
William Joseph Beldue, inventor of the eyelash curler
Virgil Warden Finlay, renowned illustrator of science-fiction and fantasy during the Pulp Era
Kate Gleason, engineer and businesswoman
Martha Matilda Harper, businesswoman, inventor
Harold C. Mitchell, lawyer and New York State Assemblyman
Lee Morse, jazz musician and singer from Oregon
Allen J. Oliver, New York State Senator
George F. Rogers, New York State Senator
Blanche Scott, woman aviator
Robert Wilcox, actor

Riverside's Section O is the resting place of American military veterans of the American Civil War and World War I.

References

[http://www.rochesternycemeteries.com/prhs/Cemeteries/default.htm?CFID=21239402&CFTOKEN=512b900e3f9ebb47-52550E5B-60CF-205B-5767CE8CDF8F1217 Riverside and Mount Hope Cemeteries]
[http://www.interment.net/data/us/ny/monroe/riverside/index.htm Riverside Cemetery]
Spevak, Jeff. (2011-04-29). "Lee Morse: Rochester’s forgotten star". Democrat and Chronicle.
[http://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/MO.html#RAR1B76RN The Political Graveyard]
[http://www.rootsweb.com/~nymonroe/cem/vets-riverside-o.htm Veteran burials in Section O of Riverside Cemetery]

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