Manahath Cemetery is located on a long stretch of property between Delsea Drive and Main Street at 730 N Main St., Glassboro, NJ 08028 (Approximate map coordinates: 39.7172844-75.114987).

The name Manahath means “resting place” in Hebrew. Manahath is found in 1 Chronicles 8:6, meaning place of rest. Five founders of the village of Glassboro—John Whitney, Samuel Beckett, Henry Hugg, Isaac Moffett, and William Beckett—were the original stockholders. The Manahath Cemetery Company was originally incorporated in Glassboro on December 13, 1887, on the site of the old Dischert Farm between Main Street and Delsea Drive.

In 1946, David M. Carter, the grandfather of current owner David N. Carter, bought the cemetery because it was neglected and overrun, and his father, J. Fletcher Carter, was buried there in 1939. David M. Carter had a son, Nolan E. Carter, after purchasing the Manahath cemetery. Nolan Carter became caretaker and eventually owner of the cemetery, where he worked for over 60 years. During his tenure, he planted over 250 dogwood trees and planted the hedges that currently form the border of the cemetery.

In the late 1990’s, Nolan Carter transferred the stock to his son David N. Carter, who has worked full-time at the cemetery since 1988.

Notable Glassboro residents buried at Manahath include former Mayor Joseph L. Bowe, who rests in the site’s central lawn. Former Glassboro Board of Education President George Beach, for which the department’s building in front of Glassboro High School is named, rests in the north east lawn.

For the most part, the cemetery has retained its size through the years. The exception comes with a patch of land sold on the corner of Delsea Drive and Donald Barger Blvd., where the current Rite Aid and Wendy’s are located.

While the original stockholders were Episcopalians, the cemetery has remained non-sectarian during its existence.

Citations:

Carter, David and Carter, Patricia. (28 April, 2019.) Personal interview.

Certificate of the Organisation of “The Manahath Cemetery Company,” provided by Patricia and David Carter