Old Upper Springfield Friends Burying Ground
Old Upper Springfield Friends Burying Ground is a cemetery located in Springfield Township and Wrightstown, in Burlington County, New Jersey.
Upper Springfield Meetinghouse | |
Nearest city | Wrightstown, New Jersey |
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Coordinates | 40°2′40″N 74°38′30″W |
Built | 1727 |
NRHP reference No. | 79001479[1] |
Added to NRHP | August 24, 1979 |
The cemetery and the accompanying meeting house were placed on both the New Jersey (state ID # 875) and the National Register of Historic Places (Reference # 79001479) in 1979.[2][3]
Notable burials
- Thomas Newbold (1760-1823), represented New Jersey in the United States House of Representatives from 1807 to 1813.[4]
- George Sykes (1806-1880), represented New Jersey's 2nd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1843 to 1845, and was reelected in 1845 to fill a vacancy, serving until 1847.[5]
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References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places Archived 2011-06-04 at the Wayback Machine, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office, updated August 6, 2007. Accessed August 25, 2007.
- Old Upper Springfield Friends Burying Ground, Find A Grave. Accessed August 25, 2007.
- Thomas newbold, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed August 26, 2007.
- George Sykes, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed August 26, 2007.
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