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THE MODERN CEMETERY. 
MAGNOLIA LAKE, HARLEIGH CEMETERY, CAMDEN, N J. 
Harleigh Cemetery, Camden, N. J. 
Harleigh Cemetery, located on the Haddon 
turnpike, about two miles from Camden, N. J., is 
recognized as one of the leading cemeteries of the 
state, and its modern improvements are attracting 
merited attention. 
The tract of land now under operation embraces 
140 acres, all of which is on the lawn plan. More 
land is available when required. Though only six 
years have elapsed since work was begun at Har- 
leigh, there have been to date some 925 interments, 
and the high aim of its projectors, aided by their 
able superintendent, Mr. George E. Rhedemeyer, 
to make Harleigh the first cemetery in the state, if 
not in the Union, is evident in the substantial and 
extensive improvements that have already been ac- 
complished. 
The topographical characteristics of Harleigh 
are admirable. The ground is high, with rolling 
slopes and knolls, and consequently is well drained. 
Midway along its entire length, the cemetery is di- 
vided by a small valley, in the center of which are 
two pretty lakes. A strip of woodland skirting one 
side of this valley furnishes a beautiful background 
of foliage. 
Each lawn has its appropriate name, as: Gran- 
ite, Marble, Haddon, Mt. Hope, Philadelphia, Spring 
Grove, Ridge, Wood, Terrace, etc. Granite lawn 
is so named from its numerous shafts and monu- 
ments of granite. Marble lawn is similar to Gran- 
ite both in size and shape. It is a beautiful oval 
plot occupying the center of the western section of 
the cemetery, is perfectly level, and its central por- 
tion is laid out in lots of the uniforrn size of 18 feet 
square. Its velvety green-sward is dotted with 
monuments and head-stones. Adjoining Marble 
lawn is Haddon lawn, a circular plot of rare beauty, 
but recently completed. Terrace, Spring Grove and 
Ridge lawns are among the most picturesque in 
Harleigh. They over look both lakes, Ridge being 
skirted with trees and separated from the lake by a 
winding drive. Mount Hope is the lawn intended 
for single graves exclusively. It is a high, circular 
knoll commanding an excellent view of the scenery 
of the park-like grounds. The graves here are ar- 
ranged in rows, the purchase-price of a single grave 
being $10, which includes perpetual care. What is 
to be the largest lawn in the cemetery is now being 
laid out. It will be known as “Summit” and when 
fully developed will make an attractive section. 
The rules by which Harleigh is governed differ 
little from those of the leading lawn plan cemeteries 
of America. Every thoughtful provision is taken 
by the management to guard against the gloom and 
exclusiveness of old time burial places, and to se- 
cure that which will give beauty and charm to the 
park-like grounds. Lot enclosures are prohibited, 
mounds are low and uniform in height and grave 
markers are restricted to a height of six inches 
which preserves a more unbroken landscape than is 
possible where stones of varying sizes is permitted. 
Notable among the many tombs is that of the 
gray poet, Walt Whitman. This is a massive rock- 
faced structure, in the construction of which eighty 
one tons of granite were used. It has eight cata- 
combs, and the first body to be placed in it was 
that of its owner, whose funeral brought to Har- 
leigh the largest number of people ever gathered in 
