Buried New Jersey: Underground Adventures in the Garden State (Buried America)

Have you ever seen a cemetery that made you want to pull your car over and explore? Do you get a thrill exploring an old cemetery? Let licensed funeral director, Janice L. Phillips, take you on a trip through New Jersey’s most historic, picturesque, unique, and reputedly haunted burial grounds. New Jersey is full of historic, beautiful, and offbeat cemeteries as unique as the citizens of this diverse state. With the highest population density in the nation, and a history spanning centuries, New Jersey is a cemetery lover’s dream. Buried New Jersey presents a history of burial in New Jersey while pointing readers to the strange and notable. From a cemetery in Jersey City that employs goats to tame their vegetation to a grave in the middle of a parking lot of an AMC Theater, there’s a world of legend and history to be uncovered in New Jersey’s cemeteries.Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. Little Lost Cemetery 2. Mary Ellis Grave 3. Mount Pleasant Cemetery 4. Harsimus Cemetery 5. Piscatawaytown Burial Ground/St. James Episcopal Church Cemetery 6. Emilio Carranza Memorial 7. Honorable Mentions Endnotes Read more