Laurel Hill Cemetery is the second oldest garden cemetery in the United Stares,  It is also the only cemetery designated a National Historic Landmark.   It is the burial site of many historic figures such as:

• Charles Thomson, the secretary of the Continental Congress
• Thomas McKean, Signer of the Declaration of Independence
• Thomas Godfrey, Inventor of the mariner's quadrant

• Laurel Hill Cemetery at Risk
• Laurel Hill's History
• Find a Grave:  Laurel Hill Cemetery

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The main entrance to Laurel Hill Cemetery.	SJGR members Beth Schmidt, Kathy Smith, Dee Perley, John Kurkis and Lee Perley help place flags on the graves of verterans.
SJGR member Dee Perley placing flags on a veteran's grave.
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