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Siloam Cemetery is the oldest cemetery in the city of Vineland in Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 3, 2020, for its significance in architecture and landscape architecture.
The cemetery, located at 550 North Valley Avenue, was established in 1864 on a plot of land donated by Charles K. Landis, the founder of Vineland. A chapel was constructed in 1918 and features Gothic Revival architecture. It is located in the center of one of the original sections of the cemetery. Many local residents, some of whom were nationally prominent, are buried there.
Notable interments
Henry Herbert Goddard (1866–1957), researcher at Vineland Training School
Charles K. Landis (1833–1900), founder of Vineland, an attorney, author, and real estate developer
Jeanette DuBois Meech (1835–1911), evangelist and industrial educator
Thelma Parkinson (1898–1983), politician, candidate for 1930 special election for the United States Senate, member of the New Jersey State Board of Tax Appeals, member (and later president) of the New Jersey Civil Service Commission 1954 to 1970.
Mary Treat (1831?–1923), a naturalist who corresponded with Charles Darwin
Thomas Bramwell Welch (1825–1903), developer of Welch's grape juice.
Portia Gage (1813-1903), organizer with Women's suffrage in New Jersey.
See also
National Register of Historic Places listings in Cumberland County, New Jersey
References
External links
Media related to Siloam Cemetery (Vineland, New Jersey) at Wikimedia Commons
Siloam Cemetery at Find a Grave
Friends of Historic Vineland