Mount Hebron Cemetery (Montclair, New Jersey)

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Phone +1 973-744-1380
Address 851 Valley Rd, Montclair, NJ 07042, USA Hours Closed today SundayClosedMonday8AM–4PMTuesday8AM–4PMWednesday8AM–4PMThursday8AM–4PMFriday8AM–4PMSaturdayClosed Burials Herman Hupfeld, Shirley Booth, Allen B. DuMont, Frank Fellows Gray, Mary Herman Similar Rosedale Cemetery, Holy Cross Cemetery & Mausol, Laurel Grove Cemetery, Riverside Cemetery, Glendale Cemetery Association Profiles Facebook

Mount Hebron Cemetery is a cemetery in Montclair, in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. Founded in February of 1863 by citizens of Cranetown and Speertown (now Montclair and Upper Montclair) , the Mount Hebron Cemetery features 30 acres of well landscaped grounds. There are numerous entombment areas including a vintage receiving vault that is no longer in use. The Chime Tower near the main entrance can be used at any service to provide appropriate mood.

Notable interments

Shirley Booth (1898–1992), Academy Award-winning actress for the film Come Back, Little Sheba

Allen B. Du Mont (1901–1965), scientist and inventor best known for improvements to the cathode ray tube in 1931 for use in television receivers, manufacture of the first commercially-successful electronic televisions and founder of the first licensed TV network, DuMont Television Network

Bayard Hilton Faulkner (1894–1983), mayor of Montclair, New Jersey

Albert W. Hawkes (1878–1971), United States Senator from New Jersey from 1943–1949

Herman Hupfeld (1894–1951), songwriter whose most notable composition was "As Time Goes By" in the film Casablanca

Charles Henry Ingersoll (1865-1948), Ingersoll Watch Company co-founder

References

Mount Hebron Cemetery (Montclair, New Jersey) Wikipedia

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