Yeadon in Delaware County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Graceland Cemetery
This cemetery, also known as North Mt. Moriah, was established in 1774.
It is said that over 1600 Civil War veterans are buried here. It is known as the oldest public cemetery in Delaware County PA.
Erected 2024 by Yeadon Borough Historical Commission.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Colonial Era • War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1774.
Location. 39° 56.337′ N, 75° 14.885′ W. Marker is in Yeadon, Pennsylvania, in Delaware County. It is at the intersection of Ruskin Lane and West Cobbs Creek Parkway, on the right when traveling east on Ruskin Lane. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 601 Rose St, Lansdowne PA 19050, 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,
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Graceland Cemetery (a few steps from this marker); War Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); All U.S. War Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Nile Swim Club of Yeadon (approx. 0.9 miles away); The Hilldale Athletic Club (approx. 1.1 miles away); The MOVE Bombing (approx. 1.2 miles away); Tatiana Proskouriakoff (approx. 1.3 miles away); Lansdowne World War Monument (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Yeadon.
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