Old Upper Springfield Friends Burying Ground
United States historic place
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Old Upper Springfield Friends Burying Ground is a cemetery located in Springfield Township and Wrightstown, in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States.
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| Nearest city | Wrightstown, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates | 40°2′40″N 74°38′30″W |
| Built | 1727 |
| NRHP reference No. | 79001479[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 24, 1979 |
The cemetery and the accompanying meeting house were placed on both the New Jersey (state ID # 875) and the National Register of Historic Places (Reference # 79001479) in 1979.[2]
Notable burials
- Thomas Newbold (1760-1823), represented New Jersey in the United States House of Representatives from 1807 to 1813.[3]
- George Sykes (1802-1880), represented New Jersey's 2nd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1843 to 1845, and was reelected in 1845 to fill a vacancy, serving until 1847.[4]
