Shawnee Cemetery, Plymouth, Pennsylvania
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| Established | 1873 |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 41°14′31″N 75°57′41″W / 41.24190°N 75.96140°W |
| Number of interments | 15,000[1] |
| Find a Grave | Shawnee Cemetery |
Shawnee Cemetery in Plymouth, Pennsylvania, is located on a hillside overlooking Wyoming Valley. The cemetery was founded in 1873.
A view of the Shawnee Cemetery taken about 1908 by the photographer Fred Clemow.
Notable interments
- Morgan Bevan, (died in 1924), served as Plymouth's 18th Burgess from 1906 to 1909.
- Elijah Coxe (died in 1918), was elected Plymouth's 16th Burgess in 1900.
- Stanley Woodward Davenport (died September 26, 1921), member of the U.S. House of Representatives.
- Captain John Dennis (died in 1887), was elected Plymouth's 10th Burgess in 1881.
- Daniel B. Loderick (died in 1898), was elected Plymouth 14th Burgess, serving from 1893 to 1897.
- Alfred J. Martin (died in 1913), was elected Plymouth's 12th Burgess in 1889.
- David D. Morris (died in 1919), was elected Plymouth's 19th Burgess in 1909.
- Abram Nesbitt (died in 1846), veteran of the Revolutionary War.
- Peter C. Roberts (died in 1894), appointed Plymouth's 13th Burgess in 1890.
- George Washington Shonk (died August 14, 1900), member of the U.S. House of Representatives.
- John Jenks Shonk (died May 1, 1904), coal operator, served in the Pennsylvania State Legislature from 1875 to 1878.
- John B. Smith (died July 19, 1904), coal operator, served in the Pennsylvania State Legislature from 1877 to 1880.
- Philip Walters (died in 1916), served as Plymouth's 15th Burgess from 1897 to 1900.
References
- ↑ O’boyle, Bill (2010), "Trio respectfully labors for Plymouth's deceased", Times Leader, retrieved 2011-08-05
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