FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts: 215.228.8200(phone)
215.228.7940 (FAX)
tours@thelaurelhillcemetery.org
The General Meade Society & THE FRIENDS OF LAUREL HILL CEMETERY
General Meade Birthday Celebration
WHAT: Annual General Meade Birthday Celebration will mark the 190th
anniversary of the birth of General George G. Meade, commander of the Union
army at the Battle of Gettysburg. A parade of Civil War reenactment units,
civilians in period attire, heritage groups, and participants will
It would be wounderful if some how someone could get the ball rolling to
help this historic landmark so respect could be payed thoes who are buried
there. Ann
On 12/12/05, Eugene Stackhouse wrote:
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> "Preservation Matters"
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> www.preservationalliance.com
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> Philadelphia and Delaware Counties
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"Preservation Matters"
The Newsletter of the Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia
Special Issue Endangered Properties
December 2005, Pages 3 and 4
www.preservationalliance.com
Mt. Moriah
Cemetery
Philadelphia and Delaware Counties
SIGNIFICANCE: Mt. Moriah Cemetery occupies 380 acres along Cobb's Creek covering land in both southwest Philadelphia and in Yeadon Borough. It was established in 1855 and features a Romanesque brown-stone gatehouse designed by Philadelphia architect Stephe