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Brooke Cemetery

Coordinates: 40°17′15″N 80°36′17″W / 40.28750°N 80.60472°W / 40.28750; -80.60472
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Brooke Cemetery
Brooke Cemetery, April 2011
Brooke Cemetery is located in West Virginia
Brooke Cemetery
Brooke Cemetery is located in the United States
Brooke Cemetery
Location2200 Pleasant Ave., Wellsburg, West Virginia
Coordinates40°17′15″N 80°36′17″W / 40.28750°N 80.60472°W / 40.28750; -80.60472
Area23 acres (9.3 ha)
Built1857
ArchitectChislett, John
Architectural styleClassical Revival, Greek Revival, Modern Movement
MPSPleasant Avenue MRA
NRHP reference No.86001070 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 16, 1986

Brooke Cemetery is a historic rural cemetery located at Wellsburg, Brooke County, West Virginia. It was founded in 1857. It includes several notable examples of funerary art in its headstones, above ground crypts, and mausolea dating to the 19th and early 20th century. It was designed by John Chislett, who also designed Allegheny Cemetery in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]

Noteworthy interments

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References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Hiram J. Lester (September 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Brooke Cemetery" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved July 23, 2011.
  3. ^ Patrick Gass, Discover Lewis & Clark
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