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Homewood Cemetery is a historic, nonsectarian burial ground in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located in Point Breeze and is bordered by Frick Park, the neighborhood of Squirrel Hill, and the smaller Smithfield Cemetery.〔http://www.city.pittsburgh.pa.us/cp/maps/point_breeze.html〕 It was established in 1878 from William Wilkins' estate, Homewood.〔Toker, Franklin. ''Pittsburgh: An Urban Portrait.'' University Park, Pa.: Pennsylvania State University Press, 1986, p. 221.〕 ==Notable interments== *David Lytle Clark (1864–1939), businessman, creator of Clark Bar & Zagnut *Bertha Lamme Feicht (1869-1943), First female engineering graduate from Ohio State University and first female engineer to be employed by Westinghouse. *William Flinn (1851–1924), politician *Henry Clay Frick (1849–1919), industrialist, founder of the South Fork Fishing and Hunting Club *Childs Frick (1883-1965)- Anthropologist *Helen Clay Frick (1888–1984), philanthropist *Henry P. Ford (1837–1905), Mayor of Pittsburgh, 1896–1899 *Erroll Garner (1921–1977), jazz pianist and composer *Teenie Harris (1908–1998), photographer *H. J. Heinz II (1908–1987), industrialist〔Skrabec, Quentin R. ''H.J. Heinz: A Biography.'' Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Co., 2009, p. 205.〕 *H. John Heinz III (1938–1991), United States Senator〔Dodge, Andrew R. ''Biographical Directory of the United States Congress: 1774-2005.'' Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2005, p. 1232.〕 *George Hetzel (1826–1899), portrait and landscape painter *Michael Late Benedum (1869-1959) businessman, co-founder of Benedum-Trees Oil Company *John Barrett Kerfoot (1816–1881), first Episcopal Bishop of Pittsburgh *Perle Mesta (1889–1975), Ambassador to Luxembourg 1949-53, and a noted Washington, D.C. socialite during Eisenhower and Nixon eras. *Alvin P. Shapiro (1920–1998), a physician and educator *Stephen Varzaly (1890–1957), priest, journalist, and cultural activist *Ernest T. Weir, founder of Weirton Steel and National Steel Corporation〔"Ernest T. Weir Dies At 81." ''Wall Street Journal.'' June 27, 1957.〕 *William Wilkins (1779–1865), U.S. Senator〔Alzo, Lisa A. ''Pittsburgh's Immigrants.'' Charleston, S.C.: Arcadia Pub., 2006, p. 48.〕 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「Homewood Cemetery」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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