New Cathedral Cemetery
The New Cathedral Cemetery is a Roman Catholic cemetery, with 125 acres, located on the westside of Baltimore, Maryland, at 4300 Old Frederick Road. It is the final resting place of 110,000 people, including numerous individuals who played important roles in Maryland history.[1] New Cathedral opened in 1871, replacing Cathedral Cemetery.[2][3]
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| Location | |
| Country | United States of America |
| Coordinates | 39.287708°N 76.687355°W |
| Type | Roman Catholic |
The cemetery contains several players from the Baltimore Orioles, including four members of the Baseball Hall of Fame: John McGraw, Joseph Kelley, Ned Hanlon, and Wilbert Robinson.[4][5] It is believed that no other cemetery has so many Hall of Famers.[1]
Other notable burials
- Ephraim Francis Baldwin
- John Lee Carroll
- Charles Pearce Coady
- Miriam Cooper
- Edmund Francis Dunne
- Ambrose Jerome Kennedy
- John Lee
- J. R. Malone
- Bobby Mathews
- Hugh Allen Meade
- John Mullan (road builder)
- Herbert O'Conor
- Eugene O'Dunne
- Vincent Luke Palmisano
- Theodore Wells Pietsch
- Wilbert Robinson
- Walt Smallwood
- John Surratt
- George J. Turner
References
- Kelly, Jacques (April 14, 2018). "New Cathedral is resting place for notable Baltimoreans, and small flock of Orioles greats". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
- Maryland Genealogical Society Bulletin: 2001. Maryland Genealogical Society.
- https://www.newcathedralcemetery.org/
- Klingaman, Mike (April 10, 2018). "Cranky and cross, Mugsy McGraw was one of the Orioles' most colorful characters". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
- Scott Wilson (16 September 2016). Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed. McFarland. p. 397. ISBN 978-1-4766-2599-7.
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