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}} Eden Cemetery is a historic African-American cemetery located in Collingdale, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, near Philadelphia. The oldest African-American-owned cemetery in the United States, it was established June 20, 1902. When other black cemeteries in Philadelphia were condemned by the city in the early 20th century, including the Olive Graveyard, Lebanon Graveyard, and Stephen Smith Home Burial Ground, the bodies were re-interred at Eden. The cemetery is still in operation. In July 2008, vandals toppled over 200 headstones in the cemetery, including that of Octavius Valentine Catto.〔("200 headstones toppled at Delco cemetery", Article at philly.com, July 25, 2008 )〕 It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.〔 ==Notable interments== *Marian Anderson (1897–1993), opera singer〔(Famous interments at Eden Memorial Cemetery ) according to Find A Grave〕 *John C. Bowers (1811–1873), entrepreneur, organist, abolitionist *Octavius Valentine Catto (1839–1871), civil rights leader, baseball pioneer (originally buried in Lebanon Cemetery, Philadelphia; transferred to Eden, May 14, 1903 〔(Article ) at Cheyney University〕)〔 *Frank T. Coleman (1911–2008), educator and community volunteer *James DePreist (1936–2013), African-American orchestra conductor 〔 *Tyrone Everett (1953–1977), Philadelphia professional boxer 〔〔("Fan Buys Tombstone for Philly Boxing Great", Article at NBC10.com, January 31, 2006 )〕〔(Photographs of Everett's grave at PhillyBoxingHistory.com )〕 *Jessie Redmon Fauset (1882–1961), editor, poet, essayist and novelist 〔(Article on Fauset's grave at PhillyGraves.com )〕 *James Forten (1766–1842), African-American abolitionist and businessman 〔 *Timothy Thomas Fortune (1856–1928), journalist, civil rights leader 〔 *Stanislaus Kostka Govern (1854–1924), West Indian–American baseball player, first manager of the Cuban Giants, labor organizer, journalist, and Shakespearean actor〔("S.K. Govern: Black Baseball's Renaissance Man" ) at ''Baseball in the Virgin Islands''〕 *Frances Harper (1825–1911), poet, abolitionist 〔 *Nellie Gordon Roulhac (1918-2002) Supervisor of Special Education in the Philadelphia school district. National President Jack and Jill of America, Grand Secretary of Delta Sigma Theta and Eastern Area Chair of Services to Youth The Links, Incorporated 〔http://www.encyclopedia.com/article-1G2-2509915624/roulhac-dr-nellie-gordon.html〕 *Robert Penn (1872–1912), Spanish–American War Medal of Honor Recipient 〔 *William Still (1821–1902), abolitionist 〔(William Still ) at Find A Grave〕 *John Baxter Taylor, Jr. (1882–1908), track and field athlete, first African-American Olympic Gold Medalist 〔 *Charles Albert Tindley (1851–1933), minister, composer 〔 *George Henry White (1852–1918), US Congressman from North Carolina 〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Eden Cemetery (Collingdale, Pennsylvania)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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