Philadelphia National Cemetery

Philadelphia National Cemetery

The original rostrum of 1887[1] was replaced in 1939, and a new gate was constructed in 1940.
Location Jct. of Haines St. and Limekiln Rd., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°03′31″N 75°09′18″W / 40.05861°N 75.15500°W / 40.05861; -75.15500Coordinates: 40°03′31″N 75°09′18″W / 40.05861°N 75.15500°W / 40.05861; -75.15500
Area 13.3 acres (54,000 m2)
MPS Civil War Era National Cemeteries MPS
NRHP Reference # 97000775[2]
Added to NRHP July 24, 1997

The Philadelphia National Cemetery is a cemetery in Pennsylvania north of Germantown. It is administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs and managed by the National Cemetery Administration[3] from offices at the Washington Crossing National Cemetery.[4] In addition to a Revolutionary War Memorial, the cemetery has a 1911 Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Monument and a Mexican-American War Monument for 38 interred veterans.

History

Established in 1862 for deceased from nearby hospitals and as 1 of 14 of the original National Cemeteries,[4] the cemetery was increased 13 acres (5.3 ha) in 1885 to reinter soldiers from numerous small plots throughout the region. A federal superintendent had been appointed by 1869 for the "number of burials in seven incorporated cemeteries near the city of Philadelphia."[5] As of September 30, 2008, Philadelphia National Cemetery had 13,202 interments. This number is not expected to change significantly as the cemetery is closed for new interments, except for those in reserved plots and in plots opened by disinterments.[6][7]

Notable interments

Notable interments include:

References

  1. ↑ "The Grand Army: Pennsylvania" (Chronicaling America archive). The National Tribune. October 6, 1887. Retrieved 2011-06-24. Ellis Post No. 6, has secured permission … to erect a rostrum in the Philadelphia National Cemetery at Germantown, to facilitate the services of the Post in the cemetery.
  2. ↑ National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  3. ↑ National Cemetery Administration
  4. 1 2 "Philadelphia National Cemetery". Facility Directory. Cem.VA.gov. Retrieved 2011-06-24. This cemetery is administered by Washington Crossing National Cemetery. External link in |work= (help)
  5. ↑ Belknap, Wm. W. (December 31, 1869). Philadelphia… (Report). p. tbd. Retrieved 2011-06-27. The number of burials in seven incorporated cemeteries near the city of Philadelphia has caused the department to appoint a superintendent to have them in charge, and the several plats containing the bodies, taken together, are regarded as a national cemetery.
  6. ↑ Holt, Dean W. (2009). American Military Cemeteries, 2d ed. McFarland. p. 397. ISBN 9780786440238. See p. 233.
  7. ↑ Philadelphia National Cemetery, Department of Veteran's Affairs, accessed January 3, 2013.
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