Education
He graduated from Washington College (now Washington & Jefferson College) in 1815.
He graduated from Washington College (now Washington & Jefferson College) in 1815.
Fearing that decomposing bodies in local cemeteries were contaminating the water supplies and making the citizens sick, Doctor Lemoyne set out to build the first crematory in the United States. The crematory was finished in 1876 on his own land, perched atop a location known locally as Gallow"s Hill. The first cremation took place on December 6, 1876.
In 1901, after 41 more cremations were performed (with Doctor Le Moyne College being the third), the crematory was closed.
Today, the structure can be found in the same location off of South Main Street. The Le Moyne College house, built by father John Julius Le Moyne College in 1812, was a stop on the underground railroad.
lieutenant was Pennsylvania"s first of six National Historic Landmarks of the Underground Railroad to be registered. lieutenant still stands today at 49 East Maiden Street, near the campus of Washington & Jefferson College, where it has been converted into a museum.
The house also serves as the center of the Washington County Historical Society.