Arlington Cemetery (Pennsylvania)

Not to be confused with Arlington National Cemetery.
Arlington Cemetery in autumn
Mount Vernon Office
Monticello Mausoleum

Arlington Cemetery is a cemetery in Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania.

Overview

The Arlington Cemetery Company was founded in 1895.[1][2] It is located on State Road in Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania, United States and occupies roughly 130 acres (0.53 km2).[1]

The Arlington Cemetery now consists of the Mount Vernon Office, Topitzer Funeral Home, Williamsburg Chapel, The Museum of Mourning Art, The Garden Mausoleum, The Monticello Mausoleum, and a greenhouse.[1] In addition, the cemetery itself is divided up into about 18 sections, each individually named.[2]

Toppitzer Funeral Home

The Toppizter Funeral Home, Inc., offers both traditional services and cremation. In addition, the Toppitzer Funeral Home uses a replica of an 18th-century horse-drawn hearse upon request for funeral processions. The original horse-drawn hearse can be seen in the Museum of Mourning Art located within the Mount Vernon office.[3]

Monticello Mausoleum

The Monticello Mausoleum is loosely modeled after the original Virginia home of Thomas Jefferson. There is a bronze bell under the dome that was cast in the foundry of Paul Revere.[4] The bell was originally made for a church in Vermont, the bell was then moved to Pennsylvania. The bell rings once during a burial in the mausoleum.[4]

Williamsburg Chapel

The Williamsburg Chapel is a non-denominational chapel. It has been used for weddings, and at Christmas time each year, a free holiday concert is held there.[5]

The Museum of Mourning Art

Arlington Cemetery established a permanent Museum of Mourning Art dedicated to the study of beliefs and rituals that surround the arts of dying and grieving. The collection is located in the Mount Vernon office and contains both spiritual and historical symbols. These are symbols such as an angel, the Lamb of God, wreath, urn and stages of life. Appearing on various art forms most popular between the 17th and 19th centuries, they adorn books, paintings, jewelry, gates, and clocks.

One of the more unusual artifacts in the Museum is a cemetery gun. At the time, physicians and artists stole bodies from new graves for their studies. Acting as a night watchman, the cemetery gun was rigged to go off if someone tripped over it in the graveyard. It was eventually outlawed in England due to the innocent people it shot.[6]

Horse-drawn hearse

Horse-drawn hearse

A replica of an early American horse-drawn hearse is sometimes used for funeral processions at Arlington Cemetery Co. The replica is based upon an original horse-drawn hearse that is in the Museum of Mourning Art.

Notable burials

Veterans Visiting the Graves of Fallen Soldiers

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Home Page". Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania: Arlington Cemetery & Toppitzer Funeral Home, Inc. Retrieved 2013-01-04.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Arlington Cemetery, Drexel Hill, Delaware Co., PA, United States of America". Howell Family Genealogy Pages. John S. Howell, Jr. Retrieved 2013-01-04.
  3. "Toppitzer Funeral Home, Inc.". Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania: Arlington Cemetery & Toppitzer Funeral Home, Inc. Retrieved 2013-01-04.
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Mauseleums". Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania: Arlington Cemetery & Toppitzer Funeral Home, Inc. Retrieved 2013-01-04.
  5. "Chapel". Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania: Arlington Cemetery & Toppitzer Funeral Home, Inc. Retrieved 2013-01-08.
  6. "The Museum of Mourning Art at Arlington". Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania: Arlington Cemetery & Toppitzer Funeral Home, Inc. Retrieved 2013-01-08.
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 7.8 7.9 Arlington Cemetery, famous names at Find a Grave
  8. "Jack Clement's career statistics". retrosheet.org. Retrieved 2008-11-10.
  9. "Wes Curry's career statistics". retrosheet.org. Retrieved 2008-11-10.
  10. "Sherry Magee's career statistics". retrosheet.org. Retrieved 2008-11-10.
  11. http://www.baseballinwartime.com
  12. "Sarkis Torossian: an Armenian hero of Dardanelle". Armenian Genocide Museum. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
  13. "Morrie Rath's career statistics". retrosheet.org. Retrieved 2008-11-10.

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Coordinates: 39°57′18″N 75°17′31″W / 39.955°N 75.292°W