Glen Dyberry Cemetery
| Glen Dyberry Cemetery | |
|---|---|
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| Details | |
| Established | 1859 |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 41°34′55″N 75°15′25″W / 41.582°N 75.257°W |
| Find a Grave | Glen Dyberry Cemetery |
Glen Dyberry Cemetery is located in Honesdale, Pennsylvania.
Description
[edit]The cemetery, alongside the Dyberry Creek, was granted organization in 1854[1] and features meandering pathways, hillside plots, and many ornamented burial markers. The cemetery includes a mausoleum built in 1891[2] and other notable features, making it a local landmark frequented by grave site visitors, walkers, and bicyclists alike.
History
[edit]The Honesdale Cemetery Company was incorporated by prominent Delaware & Hudson Canal Co. officials from an act dated January 26, 1854. Mr. and Mrs. John Torrey sold 18 acres near Dyberry Creek for $2,000 in 1859 for the cemetery and 49 lots were sold during the first sale. Roads named Central Avenue, Hillside, Willow, and Winding Way were laid out within the cemetery.[2] It opened on November 25, 1859.[1]
Members of prominent families—Appley, Dimmick, Greene, Lord, Searle, Torrey, and Young—are buried at Glen Dyberry. About 4,000 people were buried in the cemetery as of 1947.[2] Soldiers who fought in the War of 1812 and the American Civil War are buried there.[1]
Notable people
[edit]- Jennie Augusta Brownscombe, 19th-century artist and illustrator
- Susan E. Dickinson, Civil War era journalist
- William Harrison Dimmick, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
- Cornelius Comegys Jadwin, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
- David McKelvey Peterson, World War I flying ace
- Art Wall Jr., professional golfer
- Richard B. Smith, Songwriter of Winter Wonderland
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Alfred Mathews (1886). History of Wayne, Pike, and Monroe Counties, Pennsylvania. R.T. Peck & Company. pp. 432–433.
- ^ a b c "Glen Dyberry Cemetery". Wayne County Historical Society. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
Further reading
[edit]- Kevin Edwards (June 30, 2015). "Wayne County Wanderings". The Wayne Independent.
