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Mount Vernon Cemetery, Philadelphia; National Cemetery of the Alleghenies, Bridgeville; Norris City Cemetery, East Norriton Township; Northwood Cemetery, Philadelphia; Odd Fellows Cemetery, [1] Philadelphia; founded 1849 and removed circa 1951; Oakland Cemetery, Indiana; Oaklands Cemetery, West Chester; Palmer Cemetery in the Fishtown ...
The logo of Find a Grave used from 1995 to 2018 [2] Find a Grave was created in 1995 by Salt Lake City, Utah, resident Jim Tipton to support his hobby of visiting the burial sites of famous celebrities. [3] Tipton classified his early childhood as being a nerdy kid who had somewhat of a fascination with graves and some love for learning HTML. [4]
Prospect Hill Cemetery in York, Pennsylvania is a historic cemetery that was documented by the Historic American Landscapes Survey. Founded in 1849, is the final resting place for soldiers from every American war. [1] Two Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War are buried on the premises.
It is bordered to the east by Norwood, to the south by Tinicum Township, to the west by Ridley Park, and to the west and north by Ridley Township. According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough of Prospect Park has a total area of 0.73 square miles (1.9 km 2), of which 0.01 square miles (0.03 km 2), or 1.57%, is water. [3]
The National Cemetery of the Alleghenies covers 292 acres (118 ha) in Cecil Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania approximately 20 miles (30 km) southwest of Pittsburgh. The cemetery was dedicated on October 9, 2005 by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs ' National Cemetery Administration and is one of the newest cemeteries in ...
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The remains of 169 Mexican–American War veterans were reinterred to the Philadelphia National Cemetery in 1927, and the 20-foot high marble monument to their honor was moved with them. Old Glenwood Cemetery was closed by the City of Philadelphia in 1938 and 20,000 burials were relocated to New Glenwood Cemetery.
The soldiers were originally interred at Glenwood Cemetery and were reinterred to Philadelphia National Cemetery in 1927. [11] The Mexican-American War monument was also relocated to the Philadelphia National Cemetery. [2] There are two structures on the property - a utility shed built in 1936 and a rostrum built in 1939. [11]