New Cemetery 1885

David Swatzler • May 5, 2025

New Cemetery 1885

Newspaper Story on New Cemeteries, 1885 

THE LOCAL NEWS  (Homestead, PA), Saturday, January 3, 1885 

NEW CEMETERIES 

MONONGAHELA, 
ST. JOSEPH, 
AND ST. THOMAS 

Located at Copeland Station, P.R.R., West Braddock, are most convenient and beautifully laid out grounds; all accommodation trains stop; board walk from station to cemetery; so near that carriages are unnecessary;

B & O, and P. McK. & Y. stations only one-fourth mile distant; price of lots and terms are reasonable; no more desirable burial places in this locality.  Monongahela is a Protestant cemetery;  St. Joseph, German [Catholic],  and St. Thomas, English Catholic.

For further information inquire of H. Williams, Undertaker, Homestead.   

[Note: newspaper article dates from 1885.  Photograph of cemetery dates from circa 1918.] 

Cremains Garden

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Byzantine Chapel — Interior

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The Byzantine chapel in the “A” section of the Saints Peter & Paul (St. P&P) parcel in our cemetery was built in the early 1900s.   It belongs to St. P&P Byzantine Catholic Church in Braddock, PA.   Several parcels of ground were dedicated as burial plots for members of the St. P&P congregation.   In the past, the Byzantine … Byzantine Chapel — Interior Read More »

Wild Turkey Haven

By David Swatzler • January 23, 2023
Several flocks of turkeys forage and roost on our cemetery grounds and the nearby environs.   Turkeys are very wary birds and rarely let you get close.   In the autumn, however, the “Toms” become a little less wary, preening their tail feathers, displaying their tail fans, and strutting.   A few hens usually provide an appreciative audience.  … Wild Turkey Haven Read More »

Do Not Feed the Cemetery Wildlife

By David Swatzler • January 22, 2023
  Please, do not feed the cemetery wildlife, including deer and migratory waterfowl (geese). Feeding the geese can actually harm them.   Food handouts may entice them to delay their normal migration and cause them to lose their fear of most things people-related.   Lack of fear can cause groups of birds to approach people and congregate … Do Not Feed the Cemetery Wildlife Read More »

Cemetery Wildlife

By David Swatzler • January 15, 2023
Our cemetery is home to a variety of wildlife:  deer, geese, turkey, ground hogs, hawks, racoons and other small mammals like rabbits and squirrels (not to mention song birds).   When you visit, feel free to observe and record wildlife, but please DO NOT FEED the fauna.   Some photos follow below.   More can be found in … Cemetery Wildlife Read More »

Ernest Gooden — American Negro League Baseball (ANLB) Player

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Buried in Monongahela Cemetery of North Braddock (Division 10, Row 8, Grave 46) is native Pittsburgher Ernest Gooden (b. 1900/02/04; d. 1934/10/19).   He played in Negro League Baseball as an infielder during the 1920s (1921-1923).   Until July 2023, his grave had remained unmarked since his burial in 1934.   The Negro League Memorial Markers project (an … Ernest Gooden — American Negro League Baseball (ANLB) Player Read More »
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