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Longwood Cemetery

Memorials : 14
Location : Kennett Square, Chester County, USA
Phone : 610-388-7165
Website : longwoodcemetery.org/
Coordinate : 39.8680496, -75.6728821
Description : Longwood Cemetery is located directly in front of the former Longwood Progressive Friends Meeting and is nearby the entrance to Longwood Gardens. The cemetery was chartered by the Longwood Progressive Meeting of Friends in 1855. In their efforts to be more active in the reforms of the day, including the anti-slavery movement, these Quakers held the Pennsylvania Yearly Meeting of Progressive Friends from 1853 to 1940. Joseph A. Dugdale led the founding of the cemetery and embedded progressive ideals into its operations. In accordance with the founding Quakers’ philosophy, the cemetery’s bylaws allowed no distinction on account... Read More

frequently asked questions (FAQ):

  • Where is Longwood Cemetery?

    Longwood Cemetery is located at 945 E. Baltimore Pike Kennett Square, Chester County ,Pennsylvania , 19348USA.

  • Longwood Cemetery cemetery's updated grave count on graveviews.com?

    14 memorials

  • Where are the coordinates of the Longwood Cemetery?

    Latitude: 39.8680496
    Longitude: -75.6728821

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