Erie Cemetery
Erie Cemetery is a historic rural cemetery located in Erie, Pennsylvania. It is situated on of land bordered on the east by Chestnut Street, the west by Cherry Street, the north by 19th Street, and the south by 26th Street.
History
The cemetery was conceived in October 1846 when a citizens group circulated a petition and collected $1,500 towards the purchase of land. A new subscription effort in December 1849 led to the incorporation of the cemetery on 29 January 1850, at which time seven managers were named. The deed was conveyed to the corporation on 28 March 1850, at which time a $1,500 deposit was paid and a judgment bond of $6,000 signed to secure payment of the balance due. Officers of the corporation were elected on 24 May 1850, namely George A. Eliot, President; William A. Brown, Secretary; and J. C. Spencer, Treasurer. H. Daniels was hired in December 1850 to develop the property. The formal opening of the cemetery took place on 20 May 1851. A porters' lodge was erected near the main entrance before 1885.The Erie Cemetery Association manages the Erie Cemetery, as well as in Millcreek Township and in Harborcreek Township.
Notable interments
Notable people buried at the Erie Cemetery:| Name | Date of birth | Date of death | Notable event or occupation |
| 29 7 1795 | 9 1 1887 | U.S. Congressman | |
| Rdml. John Marshall Bowyer | 19 6 1853 | 15 3 1912 | Rear Admiral, U.S.N., Superintendent of US Naval Academy, 1909–1911 |
| 13.11.1842 | 21.11.1889 | U.S. Congressman | |
| 6 6 1796 | 26 5 1851 | Burgess of Erie | |
| 2 12 1866 | 12.12.1945 | Famous African-American singer | |
| 7 1 1850 | 15 2 1944 | U.S. Congressman | |
| 1 7 1761 | 11.10.1832 | Early settler of Erie County | |
| 8 5 1911 | 26.12.2007 | World War II veteran, U.S. Navy rear admiral | |
| 27 3 1852 | 26 9 1915 | Major League Baseball pitcher, pitched no-hitter for Milwaukee Brewers in 1884 | |
| 15 1 1834 | 1 8 1911 | U.S. Congressman | |
| 5 1 1776 | 29 2 1856 | War of 1812 veteran, manager of the construction of Perry's fleet for the Battle of Lake Erie. | |
| 29 4 1881 | 24 4 1924 | Philippine–American War veteran, Medal of Honor recipient | |
| 2 8 1794 | 15 6 1860 | U.S. Congressman | |
| 19 5 1791 | 21 6 1873 | Industrialist, founder of Himrod Mission school | |
| 23 1 1917 | 16 6 2001 | Major League Baseball player | |
| 25 1 1813 | 14.10.1891 | former Mayor of Erie | |
| 6 3 1746 | 19 3 1797 | Veteran of the Battle of Bunker Hill, early settler of Erie County | |
| 3 4 1803 | 16.12.1871 | U.S. Congressman | |
| 2 7 1828 | 19 9 1891 | U.S. Congressman, President of the Erie and Pittsburgh Railroad | |
| 3 5 1858 | 23.12.1939 | U.S. Congressman, Erie County District Attorney, Pennsylvania state representative | |
| 11.10.1783 | 7 2 1856 | U.S. Congressman, Burgess of Erie, Erie Postmaster | |
| 17 6 1837 | 7 7 1863 | Brigadier General, hero of Little Round Top at the Battle of Gettysburg | |
| 26 7 1847 | 5 2 1924 | American Civil War and American Indian Wars veteran, Medal of Honor recipient | |
| 26.12.1878 | American Civil War veteran, Medal of Honor recipient |