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

Leverington Cemetery

By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), September 2, 2023

1. Leverington Cemetery Marker

Inscription. The obelisk in the central plot of this cemetery marks the graves of seventeen American patriots slain by the British in Andrew Woods barn at Ridge & Roxborough Avenues in December, 1777.

Erected by Washington Camp No 50, Patriotic Order Sons of America, and citizens of 21st Ward.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical month for this entry is December 1777.

Location. 40° 1.992′ N, 75° 12.885′ W. Marker is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in Roxborough. It is on Ridge Avenue (County Road 3009) just north of Lyceum Avenue, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6068 Ridge Ave, Philadelphia PA 19128, 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

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(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 Leverington Cemetery (a few steps from this marker); Transformation in the heart of Roxborough (approx. 0.2 miles away); 21st Ward Korean and Vietnam War Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); World War II (approx. ¼ mile away); World War I (approx. ¼ mile away); Original cornerstone of the old Leverington Hotel (approx. 0.3 miles away); 21st Ward World War Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Industrious Light: Manayunk Canal (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Philadelphia.

By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), September 2, 2023

2. Leverington Cemetery Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on September 4, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 4, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 182 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 4, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.