Woodlands Historic Cemetery Philadelphia, PA
The Woodlands Cemetery was founded in 1840 on 96 acres of William Hamilton's estate, known as The Woodlands. Today, the cemetery, mansion and landscape all form The Woodlands National Historic Landmark District, a site where Neoclassical and Victorian ideals coexist to crate a visual, living history of Philadelphia and the United States.
Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Laurel Hill Cemetery, overlooking the Schuylkill River, founded by John Jay Smith (June 27, 1798-Sept. 25, 1881) with partners Nathan Dunn, Benjamin W. Richards and Frederick Brown in 1836, it was the second Garden or Rural cemetery in the United States (after Cambridge, Massachusetts' Mount Auburn Cemetery). John Jay Smith also founded West Laurel Hill Cemetery, over City Line in Montgomery Township, where he is buried. Selected as designer for Laurel Hill was architect John Notman (1810--1865), born in Scotland and educated at the Royal Scottish Academy. Notman conceived of the Cemetery as an estate garden, based in part on English ideas of planned landscapes as transitions between art and nature. Many early visitors and funeral-goers traveled to Laurel Hill via steamboat on the Schuylkill River. The graves of several Revolutionary War heroes were moved to Laurel Hill from other cemeteries in Philadelphia. A famous one was that of Hugh Mercer born on January 17, 1726, Roseharty, Scotland. At the beginning of the1745, Mercer became an assistant surgeon in the Jacobite Army under Charles Edward Stuart. In the aftermath of Culloden, Mercer was forced to flee, emigrating to America in 1747. After 8 years of practicing medicine, Mercer was drawn back into the military and was commissioned as a captain in a Pennsylvania, and had risen to the rank of colonel by the end of the French & Indian War. In 1757, Mercer became a member of the St. Andrews Society of Philadelphia. Promoted to brigadier general by the Continental Congress, General Mercer was mortally wounded during the Battle of Princeton, and though attended to by the famed patriot Dr. Benjamin Rush, he died on January 12, 1777.
Laurel Hill Cemetery is noted for many Civil War figures who were buried here during and after the war, including over 40 generals, and other officers, such as Horace Binney Faust, Civil War Union Army Officer. Born Oct. 15, 1843, he died in the service of his country on December 18, 1863 at Bealton Station, Virginia. His parents, David Faust (b.October 27, 1814 in Lehigh County-d. May 9, 1907) and Jane Dungan Faust (b.Aug. 30, 1817 in Bucks County- d.May 7, 1892) are buried here next to him, but their grave markers are no longer standing. Philadelphia Mayor Reyburn was one of the Honorary Pall-Bearers at the funeral of David Faust a widely known business man and financier, President Emeritus of Union National Bank of 39 years.
Many thousands of monuments, mausoleums, statues, lavish sculptures, unusual carvings, and every type of gravestone are in Laurel Hill, The ostentatious and interspersed with the practical and plain, such as that of Dr. David Colin Urquhart, born at Pennicuick, Scotland, May 4, 1812. That thrifty Scotsman, who died January 6, 1884, chose a sturdy, unoramented gravestone for all those buried in the plot, (similar to that of Owen Jones) including his wife, Anna Carroll Urquhart, (great-granddaughter of Captain David Weatherby of Revolutionary War fame), and two sons, a daughter-in-law, infant grandson, and daughter.
Some of the famous people whose graves are shown:
• Owen Jones, b. December 29, 1819 - d. December 25, 1878. US Congressman, Civil War Union Army Officer.
•Sarah Josepha Hale, Oct. 24, 1788 - April 30, 1879 Journalist, Poet, Founder of the Thanksgiving Holiday. She wrote and edited Godey's Lady's Book from 1837 to 1877.
•Thomas McKean, b. March 19, 1734 - d. June 24, 1817 Signer of Declaration of Independence and Articles of Confederation. Served as a member of the Constitutional Convention in 1787. Elected 2nd Governor of Pennsylvania, serving from 1799 to 1808.
•Elisha Kent Kane, b. Feb. 3, 1820 -- d. Feb. 16, 1857 Explorer and part of the Grinnell Expedition of 1850 to the Arctic Circle to find the remains of the 1845-1846 Sir John Franklin expedition.
•George Gordon Meade, b. December 31, 1815 Cadiz, Spain - d. November 6, 1872.Civil War Union Major General. Known universally for being the victor of the Battle of Gettysburg and his famous, faithful horse Old Baldy.
•Joshua Thomas Owen, Born in Caermarthen, Wales March 29, 1821-- d. Nov. 7, 1887. Civil War Union Brigadier General.
•Thomas Buchanan Read was born in Chester County March 12, 1822 died May 11, 1872. Poet, Artist, Sculptor.
•Joseph Reed, b. August 27, 1741 d. March 5, 1785 Revolutionary War Army Officer, Continental Congressman; military secretary to George Washington.
• Clark Henry Wells, b. September 22, 1822 - d. January 28, 1888 Civil War Union Naval Officer
St James the Less Cemetery, Philadelphia, PA
The building was added to the list of National Register of Historical Places in 1974 and was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1985. According to the National Park Service's official Statement of Significance (as of designation, February 4, 1985): This is the first example of the pure English Parish church style in America, and one of the best examples of a 19th-century American Gothic church for its coherence and authenticity of design. Its influence on the major architects of the Gothic Revival in the United States was profound.
The Wanamaker Memorial Bell Tower and mausoleum (1908), designed by John T. Windrim, houses a set of J.C. Deagan tower chimes and a chime of bells by the McShane foundry.
011: Jessica Baumert, The Woodlands Historic Site of Philadelphia (Ben Franklin's World)
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania plays host to many historic sites associated with our early American history: Carpenters Hall, Independence Hall, and the Betsy Ross House represent just a few of its historic holdings.
But have you ever heard about, or visited, The Woodlands?
The Woodlands and its founder/developer, William Hamilton, played an important role in the architectural and botanical development of Philadelphia and the young United States.
In this episode, Jessica Baumert, Executive Director of The Woodlands historic site in West Philadelphia, guides us through The Woodlands and its significant architectural and botanical history.
Philadelphia up-close - Christ Church cemetery
In this cemetery located in Philadelphia are interred Benjamin Franklin and other figures in American history including George Ross, Joseph Hewes, Francis Hopkinson and Benjamin Rush, all signers of the Declaration of Independence
An Afternoon at Christ Church Burial Ground - Philadelphia Vlog
History Is Important! During a recent trip to Philadelphia to see Frank Turner, I was able to squeeze a bunch of historical sites into my day. I spent some of my afternoon at the Christ Church Burial Ground which is where Ben Franklin and other signers of the Declaration of Independence are buried.
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We take Dad to visit the resting place of my mom and my oldest sister Lupe who both died of cancer.
'Forgotten Philadelphia' Conjures City's Ever-present History
Nearly 50 people attended a gallery opening and book event for Forgotten Philadelphia, presented by Philadelphia Stories at Arcadia University's Judith Taylor Gallery on Jan. 23. The project combines art inspired by 15 heritage sites, including Laurel Hill Cemetery and Divine Lorraine Hotel, with poems and short fiction that speculate on the stories behind these hidden treasures. Read more:
Historic Laurel Hill Cemetary
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69th Pennsylvania Civil War Reenactors at Old Cathedral 11/7/2016
69th PVI Irish Reenactors' graveside ceremony at Old Cathedral Cemetery in Philadelphia, November 7, 2016. Those honored that day included: Private Patrick Devenny (F), 1st Lt John J Devlin (E), Private Michael Welsh (C), Private James Dever (H) , Sgt Patrick Moran (A), Sgt Daniel McNichol (B).
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Who's Leading the Leading Health Indicators?: Philadelphia LandCare Program
The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society's Philadelphia LandCare Program was featured as part of the Healthy People 2020 Who's Leading the Leading Health Indicators? series in February 2012. This video highlights, through the stories of community partners and stakeholders, how the program helped reduce violence in Philadelphia through the greening of vacant lots.
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More than two weeks after a baby was found abandoned in a wooded area in Forsyth County, new video of the girl were released and sheriff’s officials renewed calls for leads in the case.
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Dover, Delaware
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French Lake Classic Auto Junk Yard Tour by The Mod Zoo & Mnpctech.com
The Mod Zoo Munkys join Bill Owen from Mnpctech in exploring one of the best Classic Auto salvage & Junk Yards in the United States. French Lake Auto Parts, Inc. is located 60 miles west of Minneapolis and St. Paul in French Lake, Minnesota. We have over 100 acres of cars and trucks ranging from 1900 to present and in all makes in models. Specializing in older vehicles. FLAP, Inc. a world leader in the automotive recycling industry has been family owned since 1956. Specializing in classic auto and truck parts from the 1920 to the present.
Last Friday, I went to one of my top five favorite places: French Lake Auto Parts (FLAP) in Annandale, Minn. This 100-acre salvage yard always has a great selection of early iron that ranges in the thousands of cars, and the inventory is continually changing. Owners Floyd and Skip Nolan keep unearthing new stashes of vintage tin, so the rotating inventory requires frequent visits. Throw in the yard’s popularity and it also means that if you find a 1957 Chevy or 1941 Ford in the yard like your vehicle back home, be sure to get all the parts you need while you’re there, because the car may be gone by your next visit.
My visit was extremely successful. I found some parts for my 1981 Impala coupe that I had been searching for over the past several years and some 1962 Cadillac parts. Unfortunately, all of the 1955 Cadillacs I had previously picked parts off of were gone, but Skip assured me there’s a huge cache of mostly complete cars dating from as far back as the 1930s and up to the 1960s on its way to French Lake. I’ve learned my lesson and will be headed back very soon to check out the fresh vintage metal in hopes of finding a “new” ’55 Cadillac.
The photos below show some of the cars present during my visit on May 10, 2013. There are some shots of cars in the main part of the yard that are getting as long in the tooth as a 1950 Buick grille (thankfully), as well as some of the cars (mostly Mopars and postwar Packards) that were part of a recent 250-car acquisition of project vehicles and a few parts vehicles.
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The Garden as a Picture: Agnes Northrop’s Stained-Glass Designs for Louis C.Tiffany
Alice Cooney Frelinghuysen, the Anthony W. and Lulu C. Wang Curator of American Decorative Arts at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, will build on her extensive study of the work of Louis Comfort Tiffany. This lecture will bring to light new research on Agnes Northrop, the only truly independent woman designer Louis Comfort Tiffany employed. In spite of her prominent role at the time, few windows, until recently, have been attributed to her, and her significance has been long overshadowed by Tiffany himself and by other women in his employ. The lecture will explore Northrop's pioneering work as a designer of windows in a male-dominated field.
Anthony Wayne
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