Mount Moriah Cemetery in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - Find a Grave
Mount Moriah Cemetery, situated in Philadelphia and Delaware Counties in Pennsylvania encompasses nearly 200 acres with approximately 200,000 burials. In April 2011, the cemetery was abandoned and the Friends of Mount Moriah Cemetery, Inc. began working to restore the property, which had been neglected for many years.
Homepage | Friends of Mount Moriah Cemetery
Once one of Philadelphia’s grand rural cemeteries, Mount Moriah Cemetery and Arboretum is approximately 200 acres that spans across Southwest Philadelphia and Yeadon Borough. Check out our burial plot and restoration maps of the property.
Mount Moriah Cemetery (Philadelphia) - Wikipedia
Mount Moriah Cemetery is a historic rural cemetery that spans the border between Southwest Philadelphia and Yeadon, Pennsylvania. It was established in 1855 and is the largest cemetery in Pennsylvania.
Mount Moriah Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - Burial …
2020年3月27日 · Mount Moriah Cemetery was established by the Pennsylvania Legislature in 1855, one of several rural cemeteries developed in Philadelphia between 1845 and 1860. Located on the southwestern edge of the city, the private cemetery originally consisted of 54 acres.
Mount Moriah Cemetery: Philly's Overgrown Burial Grounds - Uncovering PA
2015年5月11日 · Mount Moriah Cemetery was established in 1855, and, along with other cemeteries in the area like Laurel Hill Cemetery, was a popular cemetery in Victorian-era Philadelphia for its peaceful setting.
Mount Moriah Cemetery: Philadelphia’s Abandoned Cemetery
Designed in the style of Philadelphia’s Laurel Hill Cemetery, Mount Moriah was the largest privately owned, non-sectarian cemetery in Pennsylvania at the time. An imposing brownstone gatehouse with twin towers was designed by Stephan Decatur Button and installed at …
The Cemetery Owned by No One: Philadelphia's Abandoned Mount Moriah
2014年9月30日 · Philadelphia’s Mount Moriah Cemetery has been officially closed and abandoned since 2011, its 380 acres now overgrown, the over 85,000 graves consumed by an encroaching forest. Incorporated...
Maps - Friends of Mount Moriah Cemetery
View the maps of Mount Moriah Cemetery to locate a burial plot or learn more about our restoration progress throughout the years.
Mount Moriah Cemetery – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - Atlas …
2013年7月23日 · In Southwest Philadelphia, the abandoned Mount Moriah Cemetery is steadily being reclaimed by the forest it was once built on. Opening in 1855, it had an ornate Romanesque entrance and...
Mount Moriah Cemetery Database - Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania
GSP has made numerous corrections, and continues to correct and enhance records using the Mount Moriah records, Philadelphia death records, and Pennsylvania death certificates. The dates in the Mt. Moriah records are the dates of burial, not the dates of death.