Christ Church Burial Ground - Philadelphia, PA
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Christ Church Burial Ground in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is an important early-American cemetery. It is the final resting place of Benjamin Franklin and his wife, Deborah. Four other signers of the Declaration of Independence are also buried here.
Waymark Code: WM4M1V
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 09/04/2008
Published By:Groundspeak Charter Member BruceS
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37. Christ Church (open 9-5 daily), 2nd St. N. of Market St., completed in 1754, is a fine Georgian Colonial structure of red brick, with balustrades and urns on its roof. John Penn, grandson of William Penn, is buried near the steps of the pulpit. In the front façade is a large Palladian window, over which is a medallion of George II. George and Martha Washington, Robert Morris, Benjamin Franklin, Betsy Ross, and others had pews, all of which remain. The Washington Pew is number 58; the Franklin pew, 70. The church burial ground at 5th and Arch Streets contains the grave of Benjamin Franklin (1796-90), whose funeral was attended by 20,000 persons." --- Pennsylvania: A Guide to the Keystone State, 1940; page 276

There always seems to be plenty of visitors roaming the grounds of the cemetery each weekend, particularly, the Ben Franklin grave. There is a tremendous amount of Colonial history buried here.

Visiting Hours:
Monday-Saturday - 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Sunday - 12:30 PM - 5:00 PM

The posted coordinates are for the gated entrance where you will have to pay two dollars for admission.

The cemetery belongs to Christ Church, the Anglican church founded in 1695 and place of worship for many of the famous Revolutionary War participants, including George Washington. The burial ground is located at 5th and Arch Streets, across from the Visitors Center and National Constitution Center. The Burial Ground was started in 1719, and it is still an active graveyard. 100,000 tourists visit each year, many leaving pennies on Franklin's grave.

Book: Pennsylvania

Page Number(s) of Excerpt: 276

Year Originally Published: 1940

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