Tag: Mount Moriah Cemetery

Investigators examine a crypt at Mount Moriah Cemetery in Yeadon.Legal

New York Post: Remains Found in Yeadon Crypt Tied to Warlocks Gang Murders

A member of the outlawed Warlocks motorcycle gang was found guilty Tuesday of killing a gang recruit, David Rossillo, Jr., in 2017, at Mount Moriah…

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Family Dedicates Marker at Last to Civil War Veteran in Yeadon Cemetery

Charles Sigmund was a Civil War veteran from South Philadelphia who rode a cavalry horse into artillery fire at New Market, Va. in 1864, and…

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Yeadon's Mount Moriah Cemetery to Receive 18th Century Remains Found at Philly Construction Site

Remains uncovered in 2016 from the 18th century First Baptist Church cemetery at 218 Arch Street in Philadelphia will be reburied in September 2023 at…

Environment

‘There Are a Lot of Stories Out Here’: West Chester Man’s Volunteerism Preserves the Past at Abandoned Cemetery

After the owners of Mount Moriah Cemetery in southwest Philadelphia abandoned it in 2011, volunteers like West Chester resident Ken Smith have taken its care…

Commerce

Beloved for Helping Restore Mount Moriah Cemetery, Paulette Rhone Gets a Sign

Cleaning up and restoring  the abandoned Mount Moriah Cemetery, spanning part of Delaware County in Yeadon Borough and Philadelphia, was Paulette Rhone’s mission, writes…

Culture

Yeadon’s Mount Moriah Cemetery Holds Memorial Service to Honor WWI Heroes

Mount Moriah Cemetery recently held a memorial service to honor those who died in World War I, writes Anne Neborak for the Daily Times.

The…

Commerce

Volunteers Raise a Long-Absent Flag at Yeadon Cemetery

It was a triumphant moment, raising a long-absent American flag on hallowed ground where men and women who had died for their country lay…