Mount Moriah Cemetery (Philadelphia)

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Mount Moriah Cemetery, was incorporated in 1855 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.

[edit] Famous burials

The remains of Betsy Ross, and her later husband John Claypoole were moved from the Free Quaker Burying Ground in Old Philadelphia to Mount Moriah.

[edit] See also

• Yeadon, Pennsylvania
• Cobbs_Creek,_Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania
• Mt. Moriah (Subway-Surface station)
• Cobbs Creek

[edit] External links

• http://mountmoriahcemetery.org
• http://southjerseyghostresearch.org/cases/20051.html
• http://www.findagrave.com/php/famous.php?page=cem&FScemeteryid=1619546
• Maps and aerial photos Coordinates: 39.9336° -75.2383°
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