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Chapel

 
 
Chapel Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 19, 2022
1. Chapel Marker
Inscription.
Former site
of cemetery
chapel
Removed in 1885

 
Erected by Laurel Hill Cemetery.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial SitesReligion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1885.
 
Location. 40° 0.272′ N, 75° 11.348′ W. Marker is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in Allegheny West. It can be reached from Ridge Avenue (County Road 3009) south of West Clearfield Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3822 Ridge Ave, Philadelphia PA 19132, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Pennsylvania. 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, New Netherland, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: General Hugh Mercer
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(a few steps from this marker); Thomas McKean (within shouting distance of this marker); Commodore Isaac Hull (within shouting distance of this marker); Hector Tyndale (within shouting distance of this marker); Lieutenant Joseph Bonnell (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Elisha Kent Kane (about 400 feet away); Charles Thomson (about 400 feet away); Laurel Hill Cemetery (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Philadelphia.
 
Chapel Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 19, 2022
2. Chapel Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 20, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 218 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on March 20, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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