Lower Merion Township near Bala Cynwyd in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
West Laurel Hill Cemetery
Cynwyd Heritage Trail
It is also an arboretum and an outdoor sculpture garden rich in cultural and social history. The cemetery is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and remains an active cemetery and park. Many notable nineteenth, twentieth and twenty-first century luminaries are interred at West Hill Cemetery, such as: Herman Haupt, civil engineer and Brigadier General of the Union Army; Dr. John Thompson Dorrance, inventor of condensed soup who eventually became sole owner of the Campbell Soup Company; Anna Marie Jarvis, founder of Mother's Day; John B. Stetsen, hatmaker; and Constantine Papadakis, President of Drexel University from 1995-2009.
Erected by Lower Merion Township; Preserve America grant administered by the National Park Service, U.S.
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Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Education • Horticulture & Forestry • Industry & Commerce • Parks & Recreational Areas. A significant historical year for this entry is 1869.
Location. 40° 0.929′ N, 75° 13.665′ W. Marker is near Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, in Montgomery County. It is in Lower Merion Township. It is on Cynwyd Heritage Trail just west of East Levering Mill Road, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 215 Belmont Avenue, Bala Cynwyd PA 19004, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Pennsylvania and in Greater Philadelphia. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Barmouth Train Station (within shouting distance of this marker); Duffy's Cut 57 (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Vine Creek (approx. 0.2 miles away); West Laurel Hill Train Station (approx. 0.3 miles away); William Clegg's Cotton Mill (approx. 0.4 miles away); Somerset County PA-New York, NY-Washington, DC (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Manayunk Skyline (approx. half a mile away); Transportation Corridor in Transition (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bala Cynwyd.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 7, 2020
4. National Register of Historic Places plaque on the cemetery gate
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 8, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 461 times since then and 43 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 8, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
