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| image = HABSWoodlandsColor.jpg | | image = HABSWoodlandsColor.jpg | ||
| caption = Woodlands Mansion | | caption = Woodlands Mansion | ||
| location = 4000 Woodland Avenue, | | location = 4000 Woodland Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | ||
| coordinates = {{Coord|39|56|50|N|75|12|11|W|region:US-PA_source:GNIS_type:landmark|display=inline,title}} | | coordinates = {{Coord|39|56|50|N|75|12|11|W|region:US-PA_source:GNIS_type:landmark|display=inline,title}} | ||
| area = {{Convert|53|acre|ha}} | | area = {{Convert|53|acre|ha}} | ||
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'''The Woodlands''' is a [[National Historic Landmark District]] on the west bank of the [[Schuylkill River]] in | '''The Woodlands''' is a [[National Historic Landmark District]] on the west bank of the [[Schuylkill River]] in Philadelphia. It includes a [[Federal style|Federal-style]] mansion, a matching carriage house and stable, and a garden landscape that in 1840 was transformed into a Victorian [[rural cemetery]] with an arboretum of over 1,000 trees. More than 30,000 people are buried at the cemetery.<ref name="cemetery">{{cite web | url=http://woodlandscemeteryco.org/ | title=The Woodlands Cemetery Company | publisher=The Woodlands Cemetery Company | access-date=December 11, 2013}}</ref> Among the tombstones at Woodlands cemetery is the tombstone of [[Thomas W. Evans|Dr Thomas W. Evans]], which at {{Convert|150|ft}}, is both the tallest gravestone in the United States and the tallest obelisk gravestone in the world.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wallace |first=Cathy |date=2020-11-09 |title=3 Amazing Gravestone Obelisks |url=https://blog.billiongraves.com/3-amazing-gravestone-obelisks/ |access-date=2022-10-25 |website=BillionGraves Blog |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Philadelphia, PA - Tallest Tombstone in America |url=https://www.roadsideamerica.com/tip/40669 |access-date=2022-10-25 |website=RoadsideAmerica.com |language=en}}</ref> | ||
==Hamilton estate (1735–1840)== | ==Hamilton estate (1735–1840)== | ||
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In 1853, the land along the river was sold to the [[West Chester and Philadelphia Railroad]], which built a rail line along it. Over the next century, other railroads, particularly the [[Pennsylvania Railroad]], added tracks. Today, eight tracks run along former Woodlands land, serving [[Amtrak]] passenger trains, [[Conrail]] freight, and the [[SEPTA]] Airport and Media commuter lines.<ref name="woodlands">{{Cite web | url=http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/hhh.pa4013/photos.201000p | title=View of the Railroad Tracks and Schuylkill River | publisher=Library of Congress | work=Print and Photographs Online Catalog | year=2003 | access-date=November 26, 2012 | author=Rosenthal, James W.}}</ref> | In 1853, the land along the river was sold to the [[West Chester and Philadelphia Railroad]], which built a rail line along it. Over the next century, other railroads, particularly the [[Pennsylvania Railroad]], added tracks. Today, eight tracks run along former Woodlands land, serving [[Amtrak]] passenger trains, [[Conrail]] freight, and the [[SEPTA]] Airport and Media commuter lines.<ref name="woodlands">{{Cite web | url=http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/hhh.pa4013/photos.201000p | title=View of the Railroad Tracks and Schuylkill River | publisher=Library of Congress | work=Print and Photographs Online Catalog | year=2003 | access-date=November 26, 2012 | author=Rosenthal, James W.}}</ref> | ||
The Woodlands was a part of the [[United States National Cemetery System]] during the | The Woodlands was a part of the [[United States National Cemetery System]] during the American Civil War with a leased lot within the cemetery for soldiers that died in nearby hospitals. The soldiers' remains were reinterred to the [[Philadelphia National Cemetery]] in 1885.<ref name=Holt>{{Cite book |last=Holt |first=Dean W. |title=American Military Cemeteries |edition=2nd |publisher=McFarland |year=2009 |url={{Google books |UtGA-cP3-HsC |pg=PA233 |plainurl=yes}} |isbn=978-0786440238 |page=233}}</ref> | ||
==Modern use (1960–present)== | ==Modern use (1960–present)== | ||
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* [[Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle Jr.]] (1897–1961), diplomat (cenotaph)<ref name=UCHS/> | * [[Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle Jr.]] (1897–1961), diplomat (cenotaph)<ref name=UCHS/> | ||
* [[David B. Birney]] (1825–1864), Civil War Union major general<ref name=UCHS/> | * [[David B. Birney]] (1825–1864), Civil War Union major general<ref name=UCHS/> | ||
* [[Sylvester Bonnaffon Jr.]] (1844–1922), Civil War | * [[Sylvester Bonnaffon Jr.]] (1844–1922), Civil War Medal of Honor recipient | ||
* [[Benjamin Harris Brewster]] (1816–1888), presidential cabinet secretary<ref name=UCHS/> | * [[Benjamin Harris Brewster]] (1816–1888), presidential cabinet secretary<ref name=UCHS/> | ||
* [[Henry Grier Bryant]] (1859–1932), explorer | * [[Henry Grier Bryant]] (1859–1932), explorer | ||
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* [[Elliott Cresson]] (1796–1854), philanthropist<ref name=UCHS/> | * [[Elliott Cresson]] (1796–1854), philanthropist<ref name=UCHS/> | ||
* [[Paul Philippe Cret]] (1876–1945), architect, designed the Woodlands' main gate<ref name=UCHS/> | * [[Paul Philippe Cret]] (1876–1945), architect, designed the Woodlands' main gate<ref name=UCHS/> | ||
* [[Thomas Cripps]] (1840–1906), Civil War | * [[Thomas Cripps]] (1840–1906), Civil War Medal of Honor recipient | ||
* [[George H. Crosman]] (1799–1882), Civil War brevet major general | * [[George H. Crosman]] (1799–1882), Civil War brevet major general | ||
* [[Jacob Mendes Da Costa]] (1833–1900), surgeon<ref name=UCHS/> | * [[Jacob Mendes Da Costa]] (1833–1900), surgeon<ref name=UCHS/> | ||
* [[Francis Martin Drexel]] (1792–1863), | * [[Francis Martin Drexel]] (1792–1863), Philadelphia banker, progenitor of the Drexel banking dynasty<ref name=UCHS/> | ||
* [[Anthony Joseph Drexel]] (1826–1893), founder of [[Drexel University]]<ref name=UCHS/> | * [[Anthony Joseph Drexel]] (1826–1893), founder of [[Drexel University]]<ref name=UCHS/> | ||
* [[Joseph William Drexel]] (1833–1888), banker, trustee of the [[Metropolitan Museum of Art]] and the [[U.S. National Academy of Sciences]], and director of the [[Metropolitan Opera]] house<ref name=UCHS/> | * [[Joseph William Drexel]] (1833–1888), banker, trustee of the [[Metropolitan Museum of Art]] and the [[U.S. National Academy of Sciences]], and director of the [[Metropolitan Opera]] house<ref name=UCHS/> | ||
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* [[James Thompson (jurist)|James Thompson]] (1806–1874), U.S. Representative | * [[James Thompson (jurist)|James Thompson]] (1806–1874), U.S. Representative | ||
* [[John Edgar Thomson]] (1808–1874), civil engineer, railroad executive and industrialist<ref name=UCHS/> | * [[John Edgar Thomson]] (1808–1874), civil engineer, railroad executive and industrialist<ref name=UCHS/> | ||
* [[Ida Waugh]] (1846–1919), illustrator, and her father [[Samuel Waugh]] (1814–1885), artist. His portrait subjects included President | * [[Ida Waugh]] (1846–1919), illustrator, and her father [[Samuel Waugh]] (1814–1885), artist. His portrait subjects included President Abraham Lincoln and [[Ulysses S. Grant]] | ||
* [[Rufus Welch]] (1800–1855), circus impresario<ref name=UCHS/> | * [[Rufus Welch]] (1800–1855), circus impresario<ref name=UCHS/> | ||
* [[Anne Hollingsworth Wharton]] (1845–1928), author and historian | * [[Anne Hollingsworth Wharton]] (1845–1928), author and historian | ||