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View in West Laurel Hill [Cemetery, Philadelphia]

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Identifier: philadelphiatoda00phil (find matches)
Title: Philadelphia to-day, 1882. Being a correct guide to all the public buildings, institutions, railroads and places and objects of interest ..
Year: 1882 (1880s)
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Publisher: Philadelphia, J. W. Ryan
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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rder. The first object that attracts the attentionof the visitor, after passing the gate, is the celebrated group of Thorn,representing Old Mortality, his Pony, and Sir Walter Scott. Afterstudying this effort of an uneducated sculptor, by turning to theright may be seen the monument erected to the memory of ThomasGodfrey, the inventor of the Mariners Quadrant, a citizen of Phila-delphia ; born 1704; died 1149. West of this is the monument toGeneral Twiggs, of Mexican war fame. In the vicinity are thetombs of Commodores Hull, Murray, and Hassler, of the U. S. Navy.John Fitch, the inventor of the steamboat, also lies near here. There are so many grand and imposing tombs and monuments 54 PHILADELPHIA TO-DAY tastefully disposed in various parts of the cemetery that we cannotoccupy space in their enumeration. Visitors are admitted on foot,without tickets. If with carriage, tickets can be procured at theCemetery office, 524 Walnut Street. Ridge Avenue cars pass theentrance. Fare, ten cents.
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VIEW IN WEST LAUREL HILL. CEMETERIES. The following comprise the other cemeteries of any importance inand about Philadelphia. Many of them are exceedingly beautiful in PHILADELPHIA TO-DAY, 55 location and embellishment, especially Woodlands, Mount Moriah, andMount Vernon. Beth-el EmethCathedral (NewCathedralCedar HillFairhillGlenwoodGreenwoodLeveringtonMechanicsMonumentMount VernonMount PeaceMount SinaiMount MoriahOdd-FellowsOld OaksWoodlandsWest Laurel Hill Fishers Are. and Market Street.Second St. and Nicetown Lane.Lancaster Av. and 48th Street.Main Street, Frankford.Germantown Ave. ab. Cambria St.Ridge Ave. and Islington Lane.Adams Street, Frankford. .Ridge Road, Roxborough.Ridge Ave. and Islington Lane.Broad and Diamond Streets.Ridge Ave. and Nicetown Lane.Nicetown Lane and Ridge Ave.Bridesburg. Darby Road and 61st Street.Islington Lane east of Ridge Av.Venango Street and Town Line.Darby Road, West Philadelphia.Pencoyd, Reading Railroad. FAIRMOTJNT WATER-WORKS. These works are han

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  • bookcentury:1800
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