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The Friends of Mount Moriah Cemetery Historical Stories

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The Friends of Mount Moriah Cemetery is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to the preservation and promotion of Mount Moriah Cemetery of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. https://friendsofmountmoriahcemetery.org/

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Restoring identity and humanity to the names we walk past. #MountMoriahCemeteryPhiladelphia #MoreThanAName #Taphophile #CemeteryLover #EchoesOfALife #StillRemembered #365Days #66of365 #EveryStoneHasAStory #GravestoneStories #LivesRemembered #MoreThanAName

07.03.2026 17:02 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Restoring identity and humanity to the names we walk past. #MountMoriahCemeteryPhiladelphia #MoreThanAName #Taphophile #CemeteryLover #EchoesOfALife #StillRemembered #365Days #65of365 #EveryStoneHasAStory #GravestoneStories #LivesRemembered #MoreThanAName

06.03.2026 17:04 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Caroline Marqueze Halliday Price (1873 - 1944)
Philly-born Caroline organized the local Red Cross, served as chief air raid warden, and was active in the Shore & Beach Preservation Assoc., Cape May Historical Society, and the Daughters of the Revolution.
tinyurl.com/ybby9hmr
#WomensHistoryMonth

06.03.2026 14:03 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Restoring identity and humanity to the names we walk past. #MountMoriahCemeteryPhiladelphia #MoreThanAName #Taphophile #CemeteryLover #EchoesOfALife #StillRemembered #365Days #64of365 #EveryStoneHasAStory #GravestoneStories #LivesRemembered #MoreThanAName

05.03.2026 17:05 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Restoring identity and humanity to the names we walk past. #MountMoriahCemeteryPhiladelphia #MoreThanAName #Taphophile #CemeteryLover #EchoesOfALife #StillRemembered #365Days #63of365 #EveryStoneHasAStory #GravestoneStories #LivesRemembered #MoreThanAName

04.03.2026 17:04 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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The Friends of Mount Moriah Book Club 📚
Pleasure Grounds of Death: The Rural Cemetery in Nineteenth-Century America by Joy Giguere, reveals how places like Mount Moriah were once vibrant gathering spaces woven into the rhythms of everyday American life.
Virtual and free. buff.ly/NN4DnVw

04.03.2026 14:02 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Evan Owen Jackson, M.D.
Army Assistant Surgeon, #CivilWar #veteran
March 3, 1836 - August 4, 1863
Treating casualties at Gettysburg, Dr. Jackson contracted typhoid fever. He died and and is buried at #MountMoriahCemeteryPhiladelphia.
Read more at buff.ly/MKmjq8Z

04.03.2026 01:00 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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For #WomensHistoryMonth, we’re honoring Elizabeth “Betsy” Ross. A patriot & entrepreneur, Betsy sewed flags for the PA Navy and supplied the war effort even during British occupation. Her legacy remains stitched into our history.

Join us March 8 to help care for her site: buff.ly/si3vpAI

03.03.2026 17:04 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Restoring identity and humanity to the names we walk past. #MountMoriahCemeteryPhiladelphia #MoreThanAName #Taphophile #CemeteryLover #EchoesOfALife #StillRemembered #365Days #62of365 #EveryStoneHasAStory #GravestoneStories #LivesRemembered #MoreThanAName

03.03.2026 14:02 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Restoring identity and humanity to the names we walk past. #MountMoriahCemeteryPhiladelphia #MoreThanAName #Taphophile #CemeteryLover #EchoesOfALife #StillRemembered #365Days #6`of365 #EveryStoneHasAStory #GravestoneStories #LivesRemembered #MoreThanAName

02.03.2026 17:04 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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On Feb 7, we welcomed Courtney Douds of Raptor Jawns! This master falconer will soon be hosting training and educational programs at Mount Moriah. Stay tuned! www.raptorjawns.com
#MountMoriahCemeteryPhiladelphia

02.03.2026 14:02 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Since 2017, volunteers have worked tirelessly to document Mount Moriah.

The goal? Help families reconnect with their history.

The result? 2X the # of people with memorials and thousands of additional grave photos.
#FindaGrave #MountMoriahCemeteryPhiladelphia

www.findagrave.com/cemetery/161...

01.03.2026 18:00 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Restoring identity and humanity to the names we walk past. #MountMoriahCemeteryPhiladelphia #MoreThanAName #Taphophile #CemeteryLover #EchoesOfALife #StillRemembered #365Days #60of365 #EveryStoneHasAStory #GravestoneStories #LivesRemembered #MoreThanAName

01.03.2026 17:00 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Restoring identity and humanity to the names we walk past. #MountMoriahCemeteryPhiladelphia #MoreThanAName #Taphophile #CemeteryLover #EchoesOfALife #StillRemembered #365Days #59of365 #EveryStoneHasAStory #GravestoneStories #LivesRemembered #MoreThanAName

28.02.2026 17:03 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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James Forten Dunbar (1799 - 1870)
Philly-born Revolutionary War vet & POW J built a sail-making empire, becoming one of the city's wealthiest men. He used his success to fund the fight for freedom and justice.

Read more: buff.ly/mSHAzv6

#BlackHistoryMonth #MountMoriahCemeteryPhiladelphia

27.02.2026 17:01 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Restoring identity and humanity to the names we walk past. #MountMoriahCemeteryPhiladelphia #MoreThanAName #Taphophile #CemeteryLover #EchoesOfALife #StillRemembered #365Days #58of365 #EveryStoneHasAStory #GravestoneStories #LivesRemembered #MoreThanAName

27.02.2026 14:03 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Restoring identity and humanity to the names we walk past. #MountMoriahCemeteryPhiladelphia #MoreThanAName #Taphophile #CemeteryLover #EchoesOfALife #StillRemembered #365Days #57of365 #EveryStoneHasAStory #GravestoneStories #LivesRemembered #MoreThanAName

26.02.2026 17:05 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Restoring identity and humanity to the names we walk past. #MountMoriahCemeteryPhiladelphia #MoreThanAName #Taphophile #CemeteryLover #EchoesOfALife #StillRemembered #365Days #56of365 #EveryStoneHasAStory #GravestoneStories #LivesRemembered #MoreThanAName

25.02.2026 17:06 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Restoring identity and humanity to the names we walk past. #MountMoriahCemeteryPhiladelphia #MoreThanAName #Taphophile #CemeteryLover #EchoesOfALife #StillRemembered #365Days #55of365 #EveryStoneHasAStory #GravestoneStories #LivesRemembered #MoreThanAName

24.02.2026 17:06 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Restoring identity and humanity to the names we walk past. #MountMoriahCemeteryPhiladelphia #MoreThanAName #Taphophile #CemeteryLover #EchoesOfALife #StillRemembered #365Days #54of365 #EveryStoneHasAStory #GravestoneStories #LivesRemembered #MoreThanAName

23.02.2026 23:30 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Homepage | Friends of Mount Moriah Cemetery We honor the memory of those interred at Mount Moriah Cemetery through community engagement, education, historic research, and restoration.

Restoring identity and humanity to the names we walk past. #MountMoriahCemeteryPhiladelphia #MoreThanAName #Taphophile #CemeteryLover #EchoesOfALife #StillRemembered #365Days #33of365 #EveryStoneHasAStory #GravestoneStories #LivesRemembered #MoreThanAName

23.02.2026 17:07 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Homepage | Friends of Mount Moriah Cemetery We honor the memory of those interred at Mount Moriah Cemetery through community engagement, education, historic research, and restoration.

Restoring identity and humanity to the names we walk past. #MountMoriahCemeteryPhiladelphia #MoreThanAName #Taphophile #CemeteryLover #EchoesOfALife #StillRemembered #365Days #33of365 #EveryStoneHasAStory #GravestoneStories #LivesRemembered #MoreThanAName

22.02.2026 17:02 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Restoring identity and humanity to the names we walk past. #MountMoriahCemeteryPhiladelphia #MoreThanAName #Taphophile #CemeteryLover #EchoesOfALife #StillRemembered #365Days #33of365 #EveryStoneHasAStory #GravestoneStories #LivesRemembered #MoreThanAName #Veteran #CivilWar

21.02.2026 17:04 👍 6 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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Restoring identity and humanity to the names we walk past. #MountMoriahCemeteryPhiladelphia #MoreThanAName #Taphophile #CemeteryLover #EchoesOfALife #StillRemembered #365Days #33of365 #EveryStoneHasAStory #GravestoneStories #LivesRemembered #MoreThanAName

20.02.2026 17:07 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Homepage | Friends of Mount Moriah Cemetery We honor the memory of those interred at Mount Moriah Cemetery through community engagement, education, historic research, and restoration.

Restoring identity and humanity to the names we walk past. #MountMoriahCemeteryPhiladelphia #MoreThanAName #Taphophile #CemeteryLover #EchoesOfALife #StillRemembered #365Days #33of365 #EveryStoneHasAStory #GravestoneStories #LivesRemembered #MoreThanAName

19.02.2026 17:03 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Homepage | Friends of Mount Moriah Cemetery We honor the memory of those interred at Mount Moriah Cemetery through community engagement, education, historic research, and restoration.

Restoring identity and humanity to the names we walk past. #MountMoriahCemeteryPhiladelphia #MoreThanAName #Taphophile #CemeteryLover #EchoesOfALife #StillRemembered #365Days #33of365 #EveryStoneHasAStory #GravestoneStories #LivesRemembered #MoreThanAName

18.02.2026 17:04 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Restoring identity and humanity to the names we walk past. #MountMoriahCemeteryPhiladelphia #MoreThanAName #Taphophile #CemeteryLover #EchoesOfALife #StillRemembered #365Days #48of365 #EveryStoneHasAStory #GravestoneStories #LivesRemembered #MoreThanAName

17.02.2026 17:04 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Restoring identity and humanity to the names we walk past. #MountMoriahCemeteryPhiladelphia #MoreThanAName #Taphophile #CemeteryLover #EchoesOfALife #StillRemembered #365Days #47of365 #EveryStoneHasAStory #GravestoneStories #LivesRemembered #MoreThanAName

16.02.2026 17:04 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1
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Restoring identity and humanity to the names we walk past. #MountMoriahCemeteryPhiladelphia #MoreThanAName #Taphophile #CemeteryLover #EchoesOfALife #StillRemembered #365Days #46of365 #EveryStoneHasAStory #GravestoneStories #LivesRemembered #MoreThanAName

15.02.2026 17:03 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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#MountMoriahCemeteryPhiladelphia #taphophile #Donationswellspent friendsofmountmoriahcemetery.org/support/

15.02.2026 14:00 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0