Whitman family tomb, Harleigh Cemetery
Camden, New Jersey, United States
1640 Haddon Avenue, Camden, NJ 08103, USA
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VISITOR INFORMATION
Use the main cemetery entrance at 1640 Haddon Avenue and the Walt Whitman Association’s tomb directions; respect other graves. The cemetery operator lists ground hours of 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. daily, including holidays.
Harleigh Cemetery lists the grounds as open daily, including holidays, from 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Check for weather or special closures.
Consider May–June or September–October for more comfortable weather; confirm current access and visiting hours.
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About Whitman family tomb, Harleigh Cemetery
Walt Whitman and members of his family are buried in the family tomb at Harleigh Cemetery in Camden.
The cemetery association maintains the active grounds and the historic tomb setting.
History happened here at Whitman family tomb, Harleigh Cemetery
Harleigh Cemetery was established in 1885. Whitman planned the stone family tomb before his death in 1892.
Whitman was buried there in 1892; other family members were later interred in the vault.
PEOPLE WHO DIED HERE
PEOPLE AT REST HERE
Walt Whitman
EXTERNAL LINKS
Harleigh Cemetery, history, address and hours: https://www.harleighcemetery.com/about
Walt Whitman Association, visiting the tomb: https://thewaltwhitmanassociation.org/visiting-the-tomb/
Library of Congress, Whitman family vault: https://www.loc.gov/collections/feinberg-whitman/articles-and-essays/timeline/
Map coordinates: https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=171891