Richard Charles Hurst
There are plenty of stories of successful business owners buried here, but what’s most notable about this man’s story is his domestic life. He may be the only one in…
Read MoreWilliam Robert Matchett
When Philadelphians are asked who was the biggest homebuilder of the 20th century, many would remember Abraham Levitt, who managed to construct 17,300 homes between 1952 and 1958 in the…
Read MoreThomas Bell McAvoy
At age 29, Tom presided over a meeting of journeymen brickmakers concerned about the wages they were being paid in one section of Philadelphia while others were being paid more…
Read MoreKatherine Soby Fussell
The headline of this obituary makes a claim that would seem impossible to prove. Was Katherine really the first woman in the entire city to be employed as a typist?…
Read MoreJohn Paxson Harlan
John Harlan Sr. and wife Mary watched over their Quaker family and farm in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania in the early-mid 1800s. They also felt blessed to have a successful tanyard,…
Read MoreLydie Kager Cottman
One word to describe Lydie’s notable life would be the word diverse, despite the fact that she never lived anywhere else but on Dickinson Street in South Philadelphia for 74…
Read MoreJohn Cushing Baker
The patriarch of the Baker family mausoleum, shown above, was John’s father, Daniel Clifton Baker (1805-1849) but his burial location has not been positively identified. He died before Mount Moriah…
Read MoreJohn Hunter
The story behind this man leads to the story behind his mausoleum, which he had built for the benefit of his parents, siblings, and their spouses and children. The building…
Read MorePhilip Lawall
Visitors to Mount Moriah are curious about the lives of those whose remains are located in mausoleums. They’re certainly conspicuous because there are only 14 of them among the hundreds…
Read MoreGeorge Weir Milliken
The purpose of the mausoleum shown above was not to be a boastful display of George’s status or wealth, of which he had neither. His intent was to have it…
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