Mount Moriah Cemetery (Philadelphia)
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 Mount Moriah Cemetery Gate. |
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| Year established: | 1855 |
| Country: | United States |
| Location: | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Size: | 380 acres |
Mount Moriah Cemetery, was incorporated on March 27, 1855[1] and established by an act of the Pennsylvania Legislature. The original cemetery occupied 54 acres in southwest Philadelphia, along Cobbs Creek. The cemetery was among a number of cemeteries established along the "rural ideal" in vogue at that time. An ornate Romanesque entrance and gatehouse was built of brownstone on Islington Lane, today known as Kingsessing Avenue.
Mount Moriah Cemetery held a notable place among Philadelphia's grand rural cemeteries like Laurel Hill Cemetery and the Woodlands Cemetery. It was easily accessible by streetcar. Over time, Mount Moriah grew to up to 380 acres, spanning Cobbs Creek into the Borough of Yeadon in neighboring Delaware County.
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[edit] Famous burials
- Charles Baker (1809–1891), Medal of Honor recipient.[2]
- Albert Beyer (1859–1929), Medal of Honor recipient.[2]
- Augustus C. Buell (1847–1904), fraudulent author.[3]
- George Deary (1845–1901), Medal of Honor recipient.[2]
- Major George B. Dovey (d. 1909), president and owner of the Boston Doves National League Baseball Club.[3]
- Israel W. Durham (d. June 28, 1909), state senator, owner of the Philadelphia Phillies National League Baseball Team.[3]
- George Norton Galloway (1841–1904), Medal of Honor recipient.[2]
- John Galloway (d. 1904), Medal of Honor recipient.[2]
- Robert Heller (born William Henry Palmer, 1826–1878), famous magician.[3]
- Joseph Killackey (1879–1946), Medal of Honor recipient.[2]
- John Laverty (1842–1903), double Medal of Honor recipient.[2]
- Nicholas Lear (1826–1902), Medal of Honor recipient.[2]
- Thomas G. Lyons (1838–1904), Medal of Honor recipient.[2]
- James Martin, II (1826–1895), Medal of Honor recipient.[2]
- Sylvester Hopkins Martin (1841–1927), Medal of Honor recipient.[2]
- John Edward McCullough (1832–1885), celebrated Shakespearean tragic actor.[2]
- John ("Jocko") Milligan (1861–1923), professional baseball player.[2]
- Henry Shutes (1804–1889), Medal of Honor recipient.[2]
- William Burns Smith, (d. 1917), Mayor of Philadelphia 1884-1887.[3]
- August P. Teytand (1878–1956), Medal of Honor recipient.[2]
- John Whitehead (1948–2004), singer, songwriter.[2]
- Francis A. Wilson (1840–1888), Medal of Honor recipient.[2]
- John Russell Young (1840–1899), journalist, diplomat, and Librarian of Congress.[2]
In 1856, the remains of Betsy Ross and her later husband John Claypoole were moved from the Free Quaker Burying Ground to Mount Moriah.[4] For the Bicentennial Celebration of 1976, their remains were reburied at the Betsy Ross House.[5]
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Friends of Mount Moriah Cemetery
- Historic American Building Survey at the Library of Congress
- "Confederates, Catholics, Muslims and Masons: The Mount Moriah Cemetery Tour" at the Necessity of Ruins
[edit] References
- ^ History of Philadelphia, 1609-1884, by John Thomas Scharf and Thompson Westcott, Published 1884, L. H. Everts & Co., Philadelphia, Pa.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Mount Moriah Cemetery at Find-A-Grave
- ^ a b c d e "Tidbits of History" at MountMoriahCemetery.org
- ^ "A Brief History" at MountMoriahCemetery.org
- ^ SJGR : Mount Moriah Cemetery, Philadelphia, PA
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