Agreement to remove burials to Mount Moriah Cemetery, 1860

Agreement to remove burials to Mount Moriah Cemetery, 1860

1860

ABHS.FBCAgreementRemovalsToMtMoriah1860

Mount Moriah Cemetery was established in 1855, on the outskirts of Philadelphia. As the population grew and land in Philadelphia became scarcer and more valuable, many churches had their burials removed to more rural locations. After moving to a new building to accommodate their growing congregation, First Baptist Church made the decision to remove their burials from the cemetery on Arch Street to Mount Moriah in 1860.

This manuscript documents the agreement between the Trustees of First Baptist and a Mr. William Brown that Mr. Brown would "in a good workmanlike manner and according to the best of his art and skill" remove all remains to Mount Moriah.

In 2016, human remains were uncovered at the Arch Street site by a construction crew. The effort to identify and re-inter those remains are documented at archstbones.org.

Pennsylvania--Philadelphia

First Baptist Church, Philadelphia, PA

American Baptist Historical Society

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