Union Cemetery (Bellefonte, Pennsylvania)
Introduction '''Union Cemetery''' located on East Howard Street in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania was established in 1795.Burials at the cemetery began in 1808, and the cemetery was formally chartered in 1856.The cemetery is the final resting place of several prominent residents of Pennsylvania, including Bellefonte's founding families, Pennsylvania governors and their wives, U.S. Congressmen, war heroes, and veterans, including Black soldiers from the Union's Army of the James during the American Civil War. Evan Pugh, the first president of the Pennsylvania State University is buried in the cemetery.
Notable interments Notable people buried at the Union Cemetery: NameNotable event or occupation  Governor of PennsylvaniaU.S. CongressmanU.S. Ambassador to Russia  U.S. Congressman  American Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General  U.S. Congressman  U.S. Congressman  U.S. CongressmanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania Associate JusticePennsylvania State Senator  U.S. CongressmanU.S. SenatorPresident pro tempore of the United States SenateSecretary of State for Pennsylvania  President of the Pennsylvania State University  U.S. Congressman  American Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier GeneralGovernor of PennsylvaniaPresident of the Pennsylvania State University  Governor of Pennsylvania  Union Army American Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient  American Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General
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External links *   Union Cemetery, Bellefonte, PA: Search the Burial Records Database