Greenwood Cemetery, Boonton Explained

Greenwood Cemetery is a cemetery in Boonton, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.

Notable interments

• John H. Capstick (1856–1918), represented New Jersey's 5th congressional district from 1918 to 1919.^[1]
• Charles Ferren Hopkins (1842–1934), Medal of Honor recipient while fighting for the 1st New Jersey Volunteer Infantry during the American Civil War.^{[2] [3]}
• Joshua S. Salmon (1846–1902), represented New Jersey's 4th congressional district from 1902 to 1903.^[4]
• Arthur Stringer (1874–1950), writer and poet

External links

• Greenwood Cemetery at The Political Graveyard

40.896°N -74.409°W

Notes and References

1. http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=C000136 John Henry Capstick biography
2. http://www.army.mil/medalofhonor/citations1.html#H Charles F. Hopkins Medal of Honor Citation
3. News: Charles F. Hopkins Dies In New Jersey. State's Only Survivor of Civil War. Holding Congressional Medal of Honor. Once Mayor of Boonton. Modestly Declined to Apply for the Medal Until Thirty Years After It Was Awarded . . February 15, 1934 . 2011-10-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120404004838/http://pirate.shu.edu/~hopkinca/hopkins_obituaries.html . 2012-04-04 . dead .
4. http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=S000017 Joshua S. Salmon biography