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Bleakly Family Burial Ground (Defunct)

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Location : Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, USA
Coordinate : 39.8883036, -75.2221476
Description : Upon Carpenter's Island, where Eagle Creek winds through the lowland to the Delaware River, stood the house of the Bleakly family. Near the house, upon a knoll marked by a little family burial ground, a party of grenadiers, under Captain Montressor, had established a battery intended to enfilade Fort Mifflin in the rear. A shot sent by American gunners passed through the house, serving as a notice to the enemy to vacate the house, which they proceeded to do. This earned the house the nickname "the Cannon Ball House." Considerable fighting occurred here and at another redoubt placed by the enemy... Read More

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    Bleakly Family Burial Ground (Defunct) is located at Near Enterprise Avenue Philadelphia, Philadelphia County ,Pennsylvania , 19153USA.

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    Latitude: 39.8883036
    Longitude: -75.2221476

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