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Mount Moriah Cemetery was established by an act of the [[Pennsylvania General Assembly|Pennsylvania Legislature]] and incorporated on March 27, 1855.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Scharf |first1=John Thomas |title=History of Philadelphia, 1609–1884 |date=1884 |publisher=L.H. Everts & Co. |location=Philadelphia |page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_8uYkAAAAYAAJ/page/n744 2360] |url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_8uYkAAAAYAAJ |quote=moriah. |access-date=23 August 2019}}</ref> The cemetery was expanded to approximately 380 acres, spanning [[Cobbs Creek]] into the [[Yeadon, Pennsylvania|Borough of Yeadon]] in adjacent [[Delaware County, Pennsylvania|Delaware County]], making it the largest cemetery in [[Pennsylvania]].<ref name=atlasobscura/> | Mount Moriah Cemetery was established by an act of the [[Pennsylvania General Assembly|Pennsylvania Legislature]] and incorporated on March 27, 1855.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Scharf |first1=John Thomas |title=History of Philadelphia, 1609–1884 |date=1884 |publisher=L.H. Everts & Co. |location=Philadelphia |page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_8uYkAAAAYAAJ/page/n744 2360] |url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_8uYkAAAAYAAJ |quote=moriah. |access-date=23 August 2019}}</ref> The cemetery was expanded to approximately 380 acres, spanning [[Cobbs Creek]] into the [[Yeadon, Pennsylvania|Borough of Yeadon]] in adjacent [[Delaware County, Pennsylvania|Delaware County]], making it the largest cemetery in [[Pennsylvania]].<ref name=atlasobscura/> | ||
[[File:Besty Ross Flagpole and historic marker at Mount Moriah Cemetery Philadelphia.jpg|alt=Besty Ross Flagpole and historic marker at Mount Moriah Cemetery Philadelphia|thumb|The [[Daughters of the American Revolution]] erected a flagpole to commemorate the estimated burial site of [[Betsy Ross]]]] | [[File:Besty Ross Flagpole and historic marker at Mount Moriah Cemetery Philadelphia.jpg|alt=Besty Ross Flagpole and historic marker at Mount Moriah Cemetery Philadelphia|thumb|The [[Daughters of the American Revolution]] erected a flagpole to commemorate the estimated burial site of [[Betsy Ross]]]] | ||
In 1856, the remains of [[Betsy Ross]] and her third husband John Claypoole were moved from the Free Quaker Burying Ground in | In 1856, the remains of [[Betsy Ross]] and her third husband John Claypoole were moved from the Free Quaker Burying Ground in Philadelphia to Mount Moriah.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://strangeremains.com/2016/06/30/rediscovering-betsy-ross-bones/|title=Rediscovering Betsy Ross' bones|date=2016-07-01|work=Strange Remains|access-date=2018-07-21|language=en-US}}</ref> The practice of cemeteries purchasing the remains of famous historical individuals was common in order to drive additional business. The [[Daughters of the American Revolution]] erected a flagpole at the site of her grave in her memory.{{sfn|Webster|2014|p=152}} | ||
[[File:Mt Moriah Philly Civil War graves.JPG|thumb|The Soldiers' Lot contains the graves of 404 Union Soldiers and 2 Confederate Soldiers]] | [[File:Mt Moriah Philly Civil War graves.JPG|thumb|The Soldiers' Lot contains the graves of 404 Union Soldiers and 2 Confederate Soldiers]] | ||