Greenwood Cemetery (Pittsburgh) Explained

Greenwood Cemetery is a cemetery in the Pittsburgh suburb of O'Hara Township, Pennsylvania, United States.

The cemetery was opened in 1874^[1] and is located approximately six miles northeast of Downtown Pittsburgh at 321 Kittanning Pike (zip code 15215).

Notables interred here include Pulitzer Prize winning playwright August Wilson.^[2] Wilson's 1995 play Seven Guitars mentions the cemetery.^[3]

See also

• List of cemeteries in the United States

External links

• • •  40.5107°N -79.9221°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: About Us. greenwoodpa.org. 30 April 2012.
2. Book: Wilson, August #13712. 3rd. Scott. Wilson. Gregory W. (forward). Mank. 2016. McFarland & Company, Inc.. 978-0786479924. 948561021.
3. Book: Glasco . Laurence A. . Rawson . Christopher . 2015 . August Wilson: Pittsburgh Places in His Life and Plays . 2nd . Pittsburgh . Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation . 128–129 . 978-0-9969372-0-7.