Home > United States of America > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia County > Philadelphia > Friends Arch Street Meeting House Burial Ground
Memorials : 7
Location : Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, USA
Phone : (215) 627-2667
Coordinate : 39.9521561, -75.1460419
Description : There is no longer a burial ground visible at this location. The site now houses the Friends Meeting House and administration building, and parking lots. The burial ground was in use since 1690, the first burial being in 1683, Arch Street was then called Mulberry Street and meeting notes from as late as 1818 call the burial ground Mulburry Street Burial Ground. In 1701 William Penn made it official and deeded the land to be used as a burial ground and over the century as many as 20,000 souls may have been buried there, but as tombstones and grave markers... Read More

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  • Where is Friends Arch Street Meeting House Burial Ground?

    Friends Arch Street Meeting House Burial Ground is located at Arch & 3rd Sts. Philadelphia, Philadelphia County ,Pennsylvania , 19106USA.

  • Friends Arch Street Meeting House Burial Ground cemetery's updated grave count on graveviews.com?

    5 memorials

  • Where are the coordinates of the Friends Arch Street Meeting House Burial Ground?

    Latitude: 39.9521561
    Longitude: -75.1460419

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