Fairhill in Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Welcome to Fair Hill Burial Ground

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 15, 2023

1. Welcome to Fair Hill Burial Ground Marker

Inscription.
Established in 1703, this burial ground was part of a 16-acre land grant given to the Quakers by George Fox. He left the land for a school, a garden, a burial ground and a meeting house. During the winter of 1777, the British occupied the meeting house after the Battle of Germantown.

The Quaker sold their meeting house and burial ground in 1984 and over the years it fell into disrepair. In 1993 a group of Quakers re-purchased the burial ground.

With the help of neighbors and friends the site was restored and in 2006 it was placed on the National Register of Historic Places.

The earliest burials are located in the southwest corner. The site was enlarged in the oval pattern in the 1850's with the first burials in sections A-H in 1855.

Some of the well-known people buried here include:

① Lucretia and James Mott (E-150)
② Robert and Harriet Purvis (E-294)
③ Anna T. Jeans (E-40)
④ James and Mary Ann M'Clintock (E-292)
⑤ Edward Parrish (E-169)
⑥ Abigail Kimber and Sara Pugh (E-191)
⑦ Aaron B. Ivins (E-260)
⑧ Edward M. Davis (E-150)

See www.fairhillburial.org for more complete records

Erected by Historic Fair Hill.

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This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Colonial Era • Immigration • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Quakerism series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1703.

Location. 39° 59.778′ N, 75° 8.771′ W. Marker is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in Fairhill. It is at the intersection of West Cambria Street and North Hutchinson Street, on the left when traveling east on West Cambria Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 922 W Cambria St, Philadelphia PA 19133, 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: A different marker also named Welcome to Fair Hill Burial Ground (here, next to this marker); Fair Hill Burial Ground (a few steps from this marker); Historic Fair Hill Burial Ground (within shouting distance of this marker); Robert Purvis

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 15, 2023

2. Welcome to Fair Hill Burial Ground Marker

(within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Fair Hill Burial Ground (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Civil Rights Mural (about 300 feet away); a different marker also named Robert Purvis (about 300 feet away); a different marker also named Fair Hill Burial Ground (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Philadelphia.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 16, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 317 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 16, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.