Laurel Hill Cemetery

“Wandered about the cemetery for half an hour, looking at monuments & gravestones…and gazing at the beautiful view up and down the river.” Philadelphian, 1838 www.thelaurelhillcemetery.org/

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Now accepting vendor applications! ⚰💀♥ #laurelhillcemetery #morbidcuriosity #macabre #vintage #oddities #taphophiles

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Monument for Lucy Winpenny. 📷 by James Roebuck. #laurelhillcemetery #sculpturegarden #drone #igers_philly #graveyard_dead #tombstonetuesday

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Happy first day of spring! Here's a throwback to the spring of 1931: Floral arrangements in Laurel Hill’s (former) greenhouse. #laurelhillcemetery #firstdayofspring #springflowers #promiseofspring

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The office is closed today but our grounds are open till 4pm. Note that we prefer temporary visitors... so please stay safe out there! 🌨☃❄#laurelhillcemetery #snowday #snowangel

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The modern world owes a lot to Mary Engle Pennington, bacteriologist & refrigeration engineer. Working as the first female lab chief for the Food Research Lab, she set safe standards for handling meat. She also developed refrigerated boxcars. #internationalwomensday #laurelhillcemetery #likeagirl 🤓

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Gentleman practicing the bagpipes. You never know who you'll meet out on the grounds. #bagpipes #laurelhillcemetery #mysteriousplace #nationalhistoriclandmark

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Grave of Merchant Sea Captain, Henry S. Brown. #seacaptain #laurelhillcemetery #anchor #igers_philly

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Only weeks after Violet Jaeckel's burial, her husband Theodore requested that her remains be removed and further "pulverized" so that he could one day fit inside the urn with her. They now rest in the base of their monument, mingled for eternity.

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More than just a cemetery...#sculpturegarden #park #laurelhillcemetery #visitphilly #storiesinstone

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This #obscuraday follow your curiosity off the beaten path... and into a crypt! Explorations & Exhumations takes place tonight at 5pm. Photo by @susurrusdin. #laurelhillcemetery #crypt #historiclandmark #whyilovephilly #atlasobscura

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This little slice of the "Rocky Tree" is all that remains of the famous tree that sheltered Adrian Balboa's grave in "Rocky Balboa" and "Creed." Unfortunately it reached the end of its natural life and had to come down. #rocky #creed #yoadrian #laurelhillcemetery #historictree 💔😭🏆💪

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The weather is perfect for uncovering and resetting fallen headstones. Take a stroll through Section Y to see the work in progress. #restoration #monument #tombstone #laurelhillcemetery

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The stone angels see all... #laurelhillcemetery #stoneangel #historiclandmark #statuary

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#keepingupappearances in "Dressed to Kill." Tonight at 9pm. #cinemainthecemetery @spotburgers #laurelhillcemetery

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Join us tomorrow for the Cinema in the Cemetery rain date. The film: "The Last Man on Earth" with Vincent Price. #cinemainthecemetery #outdoormovie #historicphiladelphia (at Laurel Hill Cemetery)

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#tbt to 1917. Grounds crew caring for a lot in the medallion garden. #laurelhillcemetery #historiccemetery #philly (at Laurel Hill Cemetery)

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Meet our fox friend... #fox #likeafox #laurelhillcemetery #animalsanctuary