St. Mary Cemetery, Pittsburgh
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Saint Mary Cemetery is a Roman Catholic burial ground located at 45th and Penn Avenues in the Central Lawrenceville neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US. It is adjacent (just south) of the city's slightly older and much larger Allegheny Cemetery. A chain-link fence separates the two cemeteries.
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Notable burials
Bishops
- Hugh Charles Boyle (1873–1950)
- Regis Canevin (1853–1927)
- Richard Phelan (1828–1904)
Others
- Joseph M. Barr, Mayor of Pittsburgh (1906–1982)
- Bartley Campbell, playwright (1843–1888)
- James B. Drew, Chief Justice of Pennsylvania (1877–1953)
- Thomas Enright, soldier (1887–1917)
- Andrew Arnold Lambing, priest-historian (1842–1918)
- Bernard J. McKenna, Mayor of Pittsburgh (1842–1903)
- Thomas Meighan, early film star (1879–1936)
See also
References
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External links
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