Charles Evans Cemetery
Charles Evans Cemetery is a historic, nonsectarian, garden-style cemetery located in the city of Reading, Pennsylvania. It was founded by Charles Evans, a son of Quaker parents and native of Philadelphia who became a prominent attorney and philanthropist in Reading during the late 18th and early 19th centuries.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Cemetery
- Description: cemetery in Reading, Pennsylvania
- Address: 1119 Centre Avenue, Reading, PA 19601
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include FirstEnergy Stadium and Santander Arena.
FirstEnergy Stadium
Stadium
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FirstEnergy Stadium is a 10,000-seat baseball-only stadium in Reading, Pennsylvania, that hosted its first regular season baseball game in 1951. The park is home to the Reading Fightin Phils of the Eastern League. FirstEnergy Stadium is situated 3,600 feet north of Charles Evans Cemetery.
Santander Arena
Sports venue
The Santander Arena is a 7,160-seat multi-purpose arena, in Reading, Pennsylvania. It was built in 2001. The arena sits on the former site of the Astor Theater; one of several grand movie and theater palaces built in Reading in the early 20th century. Santander Arena is situated 1½ miles south of Charles Evans Cemetery.
Liberty Fire Company No. 5
Museum
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The Liberty Fire Company No. 5 is an historic, American fire station that is located in Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. Liberty Fire Company No. 5 is situated 2 miles south of Charles Evans Cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Reading and Muhlenberg Park.
Reading
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Reading is a historic city of about 95,000 in Pennsylvania, about 50 miles northwest of Philadelphia, 35 miles southwest of Allentown and 55 miles east of Harrisburg.
Muhlenberg Park
Village
Muhlenberg Park is a census-designated place in Muhlenberg Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The community is located just to the west of the borough of Laureldale. Muhlenberg Park is situated 2 miles north of Charles Evans Cemetery.
Laureldale
Town
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Laureldale is a borough in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,277 at the 2020 census. Laureldale is situated 2½ miles north of Charles Evans Cemetery.
Charles Evans Cemetery
- Category: burial
- Location: City of Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.35614° or 40° 21′ 22″ northLongitude
-75.93033° or 75° 55′ 49″ westElevation
374 feet (114 metres)Inception
1846Open location code
87G69349+FVOpenStreetMap ID
way 119471113OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemeteryGeoNames ID
5183881Wikidata ID
Q56281234
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In Other Languages
From Greek to Swedish—“Charles Evans Cemetery” goes by many names.
- Greek: “νεκροταφείο Τσαρλς Έβανς”
- Swedish: “Charles Evans Cemetery”
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