🍌 Mount Moriah Cemetery (Philadelphia)

United States · Americas · 39.93°N, 75.24°W

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. It is 200 acres in size and contains 150,000 burials. It differed from Philadelphia's other rural cemeteries such as Laurel Hill Cemetery and the Woodlands Cemetery in that it was easily accessible by streetcar; allowed burials of African-Americans, Jews and Muslims; and catered to a more middle-class clientele.

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Country	United States
Continent / region	Americas
Coordinates (approx.)	39.93°N, 75.24°W · view on map

Mount Moriah Cemetery (Philadelphia) is located in United States, in Americas.

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