Williamsport Cemetery, Williamsport, PA
N 41° 14.850 W 076° 59.479
18T E 333150 N 4568144
This cemetery is also known as Washington Blvd Cemetery.
Waymark Code: WMJCPT
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 10/30/2013
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This cemetery is located at the intersection of Washington Blvd and Railway Street, in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. There are about 2,200 interned here. The gate to the cemetery has the dates 1850 and 1908, but there were burials decades after 1908. I was not able to locate any resource that had a complete listing of those who were buried here, but the most complete list appears to be one by Rodger Crandall, and can be located at this link: www.usgennet.org/usa/pa/county/lycoming/cemeteries/washingtonblvd-t-z.htm (
visit link) I was delighted to see that this list also includes much of the text on each headstone (including military service). There are many Spanish American War and Civil war veterans buried here. There are also to "famous" individuals (according to findagrave.com): (
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Joseph Biles Anthony, June 19, 1795-January 10, 1851. US Congressman, gradutate from Princeton, member of State Senate (1830-33) and elected to 23rd Congress in 1832-1836, judge of Pennsylvania's 8th district from 1844 until his death.
William Fisher Packer, April 2, 1807-September 27, 1870, Pennsylvania Governor 1858-61.