Allegheny Cemetery is one of the largest and oldest burial grounds in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
It is a nonsectarian, wooded hillside park located at 4734 Butler Street in the Lawrenceville neighborhood and bounded by the Bloomfield, Garfield, and Stanton Heights areas. It is sited on the north-facing slope of hills above the Allegheny River.
In 1973 the cemetery's Butler Street Gatehouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places and in 1980 the entire cemetery was listed on the National Register.
Incorporated in 1844, the Allegheny Cemetery is the sixth oldest rural cemetery in America and has expanded over the years to now encompass 300 acres (120 ha).
Allegheny Cemetery memorializes more than 124,000 people. Some of the oldest graves are of soldiers who fought in the French and Indian War, which were moved here from their original burial site at Pittsburgh's Trinity Cathedral downtown. Many notables from the city of Pittsburgh are buried here. The cemetery was amongst those profiled in the PBS documentary A Cemetery Special.
In 1834 three members of the Third Presbyterian Church of Pittsburgh, Dr. J. Ramsey Speer, Stephen Colwell and John Chislett, Sr. tried to establish a rural cemetery near Pittsburgh. Dr. Speer later visited several famous rural cemeteries, Mount Auburn Cemetery on Boston, Laurel Hill Cemetery in Philadelphia, and Green-Wood Cemetery in New York. In 1842 the 100 acre farm of Colonel Bayard was selected for the site. An Act of Incorporation passed the Pennsylvania Legislature and was signed by Gov. David R. Porter on April 24, 1844.
"Mt. Barney" was selected as the site of a memorial to naval heroes in 1848 and Commodore Joshua Barney and Lt. James L. Parker were reinterred there. Another memorial was erected on Memorial Day, 1937 to the memory of over 7,000 servicemen buried in the cemetery.
Marcus E. Baldwin (1863–1929), Major League Baseball PlayerJoseph Baker (1806–1862), mayor of Pittsburgh (1850–1851)Joshua Barney (1759–1818), Commodore in the United States Navy and American Revolutionary War veteranRichard Biddle (1796–1847), US CongressmanLem Billings (1916-1981), friend and campaigner for John F. KennedyMarcus Peter Blakemore (1889–1959), founder Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.Francis B. Brewer (1820–1892), US CongressmanDon Brockett (1930–1995), motion picture and television actor, "Chef Brockett" on the PBS series Mister Rogers' NeighborhoodJames W. Brown (1844–1909), US CongressmanEben Byers (1880–1932), wealthy American industrialist and socialite noted for his gruesome death caused by consumption of the radioactive patent medicine Radithor.John Caldwell, Jr. (1827–1902), George Westinghouse partner and member of the South Fork Fishing and Hunting ClubLouis Semple Clarke (1867–1957), automotive pioneer, founder of the Autocar Company and member of the South Fork Fishing and Hunting ClubJames Wallace Conant (1862–1906), manager of the Schenley Park Casino and Duquesne Gardens and founder of the Western Pennsylvania Hockey League.Beano Cook (1931–2012), college football commentatorJohn Dalzell (1845–1927), US CongressmanCornelius Darragh (1809–1854), US CongressmanEbenezer Denny (1761–1822), first mayor of Pittsburgh, American Revolutionary War veteranHarmar Denny (1794–1852), U.S. CongressmanHarmar D. Denny, Jr. (1886–1966), US CongressmanWilliam J. Diehl (1845–1929), Pittsburgh MayorHarry Allison Estep (1884–1968), US CongressmanJohn Baptiste Ford (1811–1903), industrialist, founder of PPG Industries and Ford City, PennsylvaniaWalter Forward (1786–1852), United States Secretary of the TreasuryStephen Foster (1826–1864), songwriterJosh Gibson (1911–1947), baseball great of the Negro LeaguesGus Greenlee (1893–1952), Major League Baseball Team OwnerMoses Hampton (1803–1878), US CongressmanGeneral Alexander Hays (1819–1864)William B. Hays (1844–1912), Pittsburgh mayorJoseph Horne (1826–1891), founder of Pittsburgh department store Horne's the chain of stores closed in 1994Thomas Marshall Howe (1808–1877), US CongressmanAlfred E. Hunt (1855–1899), co-founder of the company that became AlcoaThomas Irwin (1785–1870), US CongressmanWilliam Wallace Irwin (1803–1856), US Congressman, Pittsburgh MayorWilliam Freame Johnston (1808–1872), Governor of PennsylvaniaSamuel Kier (1813–1874), pioneer oil refinerAndrew W. Loomis (1797–1873), US CongressmanF. T. F. Lovejoy (1854–1932), Industrialist, associate of Andrew CarnegieWilliam McClelland (1842–1892), US CongressmanCharles McClure (1804–1846), US CongressmanJames McCord (1822–1894), millionaire owner of the oldest hattery west of the Allegheny Mountains and member of the South Fork Fishing and Hunting ClubHenry Sellers McKee (1843–1924), millionaire glass manufacturer, founder of Jeannette, Pennsylvania and member of the South Fork Fishing and Hunting ClubRobert McKnight (1820–1885), US CongressmanWilliam McNair (1880–1948), Pittsburgh mayorThomas Mellon (1813–1908), founder of Mellon BankAlexander Pollock Moore (1867–1930), publisher of the Pittsburgh Leader and ambassador who was married to actress Lillian RussellJames Kennedy Moorhead (1806–1884), US CongressmanGeneral James S. Negley (1826–1901), Civil War general and U.S. CongressmanGeneral John Neville (1731–1803), American Revolutionary War veteranGeorge Tener Oliver (1848–1919), publisher of the Pittsburgh Gazette Times and Chronicle Telegraph, US SenatorAlfred L. Pearson (1838–1903), United States Army officerHenry Kirke Porter (1840–1921), US CongressmanJames Hay Reed (1853–1927), founding partner, Knox & Reed (now Reed Smith LLP), and member of the South Fork Fishing and Hunting ClubJohn Buchanan Robinson (1846–1933), US CongressmanCalbraith Perry Rodgers (1879–1912), aviation pioneerJames Ross (1762–1847), US SenatorArchibald H. Rowand, Jr. (1845–1913), Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor RecipientLillian Russell (1861–1922), singer, actressTed Sadowski (1936–1993), Major League Baseball PlayerRichard Mellon Scaife (1932–2014), billionaire supporter of conservative causes, publisher of the Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewGeorge Shiras, Jr. (1832–1924), United States Supreme Court Associate JusticeJane Swisshelm (1815–1884), journalist, abolitionist, and women's rights advocateAdamson Tannehill (1750–1820), US CongressmanBenjamin Thaw (1859–1933), Pittsburgh financier and member of the South Fork Fishing and Hunting ClubHarry Kendall Thaw, (1871–1947), murderer of architect Stanford White, husband of Evelyn NesbitStanley Turrentine (1934–2000), jazz musicianCalvin Wells (1827–1909), industrialist, financier and member of the South Fork Fishing and Hunting ClubThomas Williams (1806–1872), Civil War congressman, prosecutor in the impeachment of President Andrew Johnson.The unidentified remains of 54 victims of the 1862 Allegheny Arsenal explosion.
