We had planned to stop at the Camden County Historical Society Museum, but contrary to information on their website, they did not open until 13:00.
Fortunately, nearby was the Harleigh Cemetery, and cemeteries are always interesting to explore. What notable person might be buried here?
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| Walt Whitman! (the tomb was designed by Walt Whitman himself) (KSS) |
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| Walt Whitman (1819-1892), the American poet considered the father of free verse (KSS) |
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| Harleigh Cemetery (1885) had several water features and plenty of Branta canadensis/Canada Geese (KSS) |
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| Baird Mausoleum; David Baird, Sr (1839-1927) and his son David Baird, Jr (1881-1955) each served as a US Senator |
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| One of several burrows seen in the cemetery (KSS) |
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| Sewell Monument Celtic Cross (1901, by Alexander Stirling Calder) (KSS) |
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| Grave marker of Sarah Sewell (1895- 1904), daughter of William J Sewell (KSS) |
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| Grave marker of William J Sewell (1835-1901) who served in the Civil War; he was the only officer to be awarded the Medal of Honor while in command of a New Jersey regiment (KSS) |
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| The third of the impressive Art Nouveau grave markers (also designed by Alexander Stirling Calder) belongs to Helen Louise Heyl Sewell (1842-1906), wife of William (KSS) |
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| Laurel Hill Columbarium Bell Tower (KSS) |
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| Gate for the Nghia Trang Viet Nam Section (KSS) |
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| Nghia Trang Viet Nam Section (KSS) |
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| Harleigh Mausoleum (1928-1930, by Lovell & Lovell in Classical Revival style) (KSS) |
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| The Harleigh Mausoleum overlooks a large lake through which the Coopper River runs |
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| Sau Ling Yuen Section (KSS) |
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| Sau Ling Yuen Section (KSS) |
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| Chapel of Memories Mausoleum KSS |
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| Saurman Mausoleum; Ira C Saurman, Sr (1876-1928) (KSS) |
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| The Oak Mausoleum (KSS) |
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| Chapel by the Lakes Mausoleums A, B, and C (KSS) |
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| Chapel by the Lakes Mausoleums D, E, and F with Walt Whitman Chapel (KSS) |
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| Grave marker of Ella Reeve Bloor aka Mother Bloor (1862-1951), an American labor organizer and long-time activist in the socialist and communist movements (KSS) |
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| On the east side is noted Bloor's third husband, Andrew Omholt (1883-1959), a North Dakota pioneer farmer (KSS) |
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| Children of Mother Bloor, Carl Reeve (1900-1980), an activist against poverty, racism and war, and for peace and socialism; and his wife, Ann B Jacobs Reeve (1909-1999) (KSS) |
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| On the west side of Bloor's grave marker, Carla Smith (1936-2019), granddaughter of Mother Bloor, and her husband Ernest (1925-2005), who were activists for tenants' rights and Atzlan/Mexican-American rights (KSS) |
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| Schroeder Estate (KSS) |
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| Feather Mausoleum (KSS) |
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| Moore Mausoleum; Henry D Moore (1842-1930), founder of the American Tobacco Company and investor in land companies in Atlantic City, Wildwood, and Ocean City, making him one of the wealthiest men in NJ (KSS) |
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| Podium grave marker of Nicholas Virgilio (1928-1989), a radio announcer, sports broadcaster, and haiku poet who is known for popularizing this Japanese type of poetry in the United States (KSS) |
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| Camden County Veterans Cemetery at Harleigh Cemetery |
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