Laurel Hill Cemetery,
Philadelphia, PA

www.thelaurelhillcemetery.org

Founded in 1836 and designed by Scottish architect John Notman, this was the nation’s second major rural cemetery. With its rolling landscape, horticultural plantings, and eclectic architecture, it offered a romantic alternative to the crowded urban environment.

Overlooking the Schuylkill River, 3.5 miles north of center-city, it had grown by 1861 to 78 acres. This cemetery was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1998. (Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission)

From its inception, Laurel Hill was intended as a civic institution designed for public use. In an era before public parks and museums, it was a multi-purpose cultural attraction where the general public could experience the art and refinement previously known only to the wealthy.

Narrator:
Dr. Terminus Contagion

Singer “Mary Had a Little Lamb”:
Chrissy McManis

Special thanks to the staff of Laurel Hill Cemetery

MUSIC:
“A Singular Perversion”
“Ossuary 1 A Beginning”
“Aftermath”
“Come Play with Me”
“Echoes of Time”
“Ghost Story”
Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
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“Novus Initium”
“Brothers Unite”
“Horizon Flare”
Alexander Nakarada
CC0 1.0 Universal

Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, HABS, Reproduction number HABS PA-1811

Historic American Buildings Survey, C., Notman, J., Sidney, J. C., Smith, J. J., Brown, F., Dunn, N. […] Wunsch, A. V., Smalling, W., Boucher, J. E. & Elliott, J., photographer. (1933) Laurel Hill Cemetery,Ridge Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA. Pennsylvania Philadelphia Philadelphia County, 1933. Documentation Compiled After. [Photograph] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/pa0961/

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Rocky 6 (Creed): Sylvester Stallone and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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A reward is being offered after scores of headstones were damaged at a Jewish cemetery in the Wissinoming section of Philadelphia. A man visiting Mount Carmel Cemetery on Sunday called police to report that three of his relatives’ headstones had been knocked over and damaged. The discovery came less than a week after about 170 headstones were damaged at a Jewish cemetery in St. Louis. A wave of threats were reported at Jewish schools and centers nationwide Monday, according to the Anti-Defamation League, which has documented dozens of such threats recently.

A Jewish cemetery was vandalized in Philadelphia just days after another Jewish cemetery, in Missouri, was vandalized. Dozens of headstones were damaged at Mount Carmel Cemetery in Philadelphia. CBSN’s Elaine Quijano has more.

As reported by CBS News, Police say scores of headstones have been vandalized at a Jewish cemetery in northeast Philadelphia. A police spokeswoman said preliminary estimates are that 75 to 100 graves were damaged at Mount Carmel Cemetery in the Wissinoming section of the city. Police said a vandalism report came in just after 9:30 a.m. Sunday. The incident comes less than two weeks after another Jewish cemetery, in the city’s Bridesburg neighborhood, was vandalized in a similar manner.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Money is being raised to repair and restore more than 100 headstones that were vandalized at a Jewish cemetery in Philadelphia while police hunt for the person who toppled them. A man visiting Mount Carmel Cemetery on Sunday called police to report that three of his relatives’ headstones had been knocked over and damaged. The discovery came less than a week after similar vandalism in Missouri.

A second Jewish Cemetery was targeted by vandals Vandals in Philadelphia, knocking over more than 100 headstones.
police responded to a report of a vandalism at Mount Carmel Cemetery on Frankford and Cheltenham avenues. When they arrived they were met by a man who told them three headstones belonging to his relatives were knocked over and damaged.
After inspecting the cemetery, police determined 100 more headstones were knocked over.