Allegheny Cemetery

Allegheny Cemetery is one of the largest and oldest burial grounds in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

[4] The non-sectarian, wooded hillside park is located at 4734 Butler Street in the Lawrenceville neighborhood, and bounded by the Bloomfield, Garfield, and Stanton Heights areas.

[7] Some of the oldest graves are of soldiers who fought in the French and Indian War.

Their remains were reinterred here, moved from their original burial site at Trinity Cathedral in downtown Pittsburgh.

An Act of Incorporation passed the Pennsylvania Legislature and was signed by Gov.

The Butler Street entrance (1870 portion)
The 1848 portion of the Butler Street Gatehouse (located beside the 1870 portion of the Butler Street entrance shown in the above picture)
The Penn Avenue Gatehouse, built in 1887
The cemetery has many hills, lakes, and wooded areas.