Mount Moriah Cemetery (Philadelphia)
 Mount Moriah Cemetery Gate (1855), Stephen Decatur Button, architect. |
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| Year established | 1855 |
| Location | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Country | United States |
| Size | 380 acres (1.5 km2) |
Mount Moriah Cemetery is a historic cemetery in southwest Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, along Cobbs Creek. It was incorporated on March 27, 1855[1] and established by an act of the Pennsylvania Legislature. The cemetery, which originally occupied 54 acres (220,000 m2), was among a number of cemeteries established along the "rural ideal" popular at that time. An ornate Romanesque entrance and gatehouse were 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 380 acres (1.5 km2), spanning Cobbs Creek into the Borough of Yeadon in adjacent Delaware County, making it the largest cemetery in Pennsylvania.
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[edit] Notable 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 Connell (1871–1955), mayor of Philadelphia[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.[4]
- 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]
- Bill Greenwood (1857–1902), major league baseball player[3]
- 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.[5]
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- MountMoriahCemetery.org
- 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 f "Famous Persons" at MountMoriahCemetery.org
- ^ "Baseball President Dead: George Dovey of Boston Passes Away on a Railroad Train". (full article). The New York Times. June 20, 1909. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F20914FE3F5A15738DDDA90A94DE405B898CF1D3. Retrieved 2011-09-16.
- ^ "A Brief History" at MountMoriahCemetery.org
