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A [[Romanesque Revival architecture|Norman Castellated]] [[brownstone]] gatehouse<ref>{{cite web |last1=Christopher |first1=Matthew |title=Mount Moriah Cemetery |url=https://www.abandonedamerica.us/mount-moriah-cemetery |website=www.abandonedamerica.us |access-date=23 August 2019}}</ref> designed by [[Stephen Decatur Button]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Confederates, Catholic, Muslims and Masons: The Mount Moriah Cemetery Tour |url=https://ruins.wordpress.com/2007/12/01/mount-moriah-cemetery/ |website=www.ruins.wordpress.com |date=December 2007 |access-date=23 August 2019}}</ref> was built at the entrance on Islington Lane, today known as Kingsessing Avenue.  A single gated arch was topped with an imposing statue of [[Father Time]].  The statue was purchased, removed from the gate and placed atop the grave of John H. Jones.
A [[Romanesque Revival architecture|Norman Castellated]] [[brownstone]] gatehouse<ref>{{cite web |last1=Christopher |first1=Matthew |title=Mount Moriah Cemetery |url=https://www.abandonedamerica.us/mount-moriah-cemetery |website=www.abandonedamerica.us |access-date=23 August 2019}}</ref> designed by [[Stephen Decatur Button]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Confederates, Catholic, Muslims and Masons: The Mount Moriah Cemetery Tour |url=https://ruins.wordpress.com/2007/12/01/mount-moriah-cemetery/ |website=www.ruins.wordpress.com |date=December 2007 |access-date=23 August 2019}}</ref> was built at the entrance on Islington Lane, today known as Kingsessing Avenue.  A single gated arch was topped with an imposing statue of [[Father Time]].  The statue was purchased, removed from the gate and placed atop the grave of John H. Jones.


The cemetery contains two separate military burial plots dating back to the [[U.S. Civil War]] that are maintained by the [[United States Department of Veterans Affairs|Department of Veterans Affairs]].  The Naval Plot on the Yeadon side of the cemetery contains 2,400 graves of sailors who were treated at the [[Naval Square, Philadelphia|Grays Ferry Avenue Naval Hospital]].  A smaller plot of 406 graves known as the Soldier's Rest<ref name=NPS>{{cite web |title=Mount Moriah Cemetery Naval Plot and Soldiers' Lot Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |url=https://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/national_cemeteries/Pennsylvania/Mount_Moriah_Cemetery_Naval_Plot_and_Soldiers_Lot.html |website=www.nps.gov |access-date=23 August 2019}}</ref> is on the Philadelphia side of the cemetery.<ref name=Papa/>  Mount Moriah contains veterans of the [[U.S. Revolutionary War|Revolutionary War]] through the Vietnam War<ref name=Hatmaker/> and 25 [[Medal of Honor]] awardees<ref>{{cite web |last1=Boccella |first1=Kathy |title=Historic cemetery reveals Medal of Honor winners |url=https://www.inquirer.com/philly/news/20130925_Historic_cemetery_reveals_Medal_of_Honor_winners.html |website=www.inquirer.com |date=25 September 2013 |publisher=The Philadelphia Inquirer |access-date=9 May 2024}}</ref> which may be the highest number of any private cemetery.<ref name=WHYY>{{cite web |last1=Blumgart |first1=Jake |title=Mount Moriah cemetery could become nature sanctuary |url=https://whyy.org/articles/mount-moriah-cemetery-could-become-nature-sanctuary/ |website=www.whyy.org |access-date=23 August 2019}}</ref> There is one [[Commonwealth War Graves Commission|British Commonwealth war grave]] of a soldier of the [[Royal Scots]] from World War I.<ref>[https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/4010459/MALCOLM%20MacFARLANE/] CWGC casualty record.</ref>
The cemetery contains two separate military burial plots dating back to the [[U.S. Civil War]] that are maintained by the [[United States Department of Veterans Affairs|Department of Veterans Affairs]].  The Naval Plot on the Yeadon side of the cemetery contains 2,400 graves of sailors who were treated at the [[Naval Square, Philadelphia|Grays Ferry Avenue Naval Hospital]].  A smaller plot of 406 graves known as the Soldier's Rest<ref name=NPS>{{cite web |title=Mount Moriah Cemetery Naval Plot and Soldiers' Lot Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |url=https://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/national_cemeteries/Pennsylvania/Mount_Moriah_Cemetery_Naval_Plot_and_Soldiers_Lot.html |website=www.nps.gov |access-date=23 August 2019}}</ref> is on the Philadelphia side of the cemetery.<ref name=Papa/>  Mount Moriah contains veterans of the [[U.S. Revolutionary War|Revolutionary War]] through the Vietnam War<ref name=Hatmaker/> and 25 Medal of Honor awardees<ref>{{cite web |last1=Boccella |first1=Kathy |title=Historic cemetery reveals Medal of Honor winners |url=https://www.inquirer.com/philly/news/20130925_Historic_cemetery_reveals_Medal_of_Honor_winners.html |website=www.inquirer.com |date=25 September 2013 |publisher=The Philadelphia Inquirer |access-date=9 May 2024}}</ref> which may be the highest number of any private cemetery.<ref name=WHYY>{{cite web |last1=Blumgart |first1=Jake |title=Mount Moriah cemetery could become nature sanctuary |url=https://whyy.org/articles/mount-moriah-cemetery-could-become-nature-sanctuary/ |website=www.whyy.org |access-date=23 August 2019}}</ref> There is one [[Commonwealth War Graves Commission|British Commonwealth war grave]] of a soldier of the [[Royal Scots]] from World War I.<ref>[https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/4010459/MALCOLM%20MacFARLANE/] CWGC casualty record.</ref>


One section of the cemetery, known as the Circle of St. John or Masons Circle,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Arvedlud |first1=Erin E. |title=Keeping Mount Moriah Cemetery, and its memories, alive |url=https://www.inquirer.com/philly/business/20160410_Keeping_Mount_Moriah_Cemetery__and_its_memories__alive.html |website=www.inquirer.com |date=10 April 2016 |access-date=28 August 2019}}</ref> contains the Schnider monument, a 35-foot high [[Corinthian order|Corinthian column]] topped by the [[Masonic]] [[square and compasses]] dedicated to William B. Schnider, the Grand Tyler of [[Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania's Central Grand Lodge]].<ref name=Murrell/>
One section of the cemetery, known as the Circle of St. John or Masons Circle,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Arvedlud |first1=Erin E. |title=Keeping Mount Moriah Cemetery, and its memories, alive |url=https://www.inquirer.com/philly/business/20160410_Keeping_Mount_Moriah_Cemetery__and_its_memories__alive.html |website=www.inquirer.com |date=10 April 2016 |access-date=28 August 2019}}</ref> contains the Schnider monument, a 35-foot high [[Corinthian order|Corinthian column]] topped by the [[Masonic]] [[square and compasses]] dedicated to William B. Schnider, the Grand Tyler of [[Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania's Central Grand Lodge]].<ref name=Murrell/>
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{{Category see also |Burials at Mount Moriah Cemetery (Philadelphia)}}
{{Category see also |Burials at Mount Moriah Cemetery (Philadelphia)}}
* [[Edwin Adams (actor)|Edwin Adams]] (1834–1877), stage actor<ref>[https://friendsofmountmoriahcemetery.org/edwin-adams-1834-1877-actor/ Edwin Adams], Friends of Mount Moriah Cemetery (FOMMCI)</ref>
* [[Edwin Adams (actor)|Edwin Adams]] (1834–1877), stage actor<ref>[https://friendsofmountmoriahcemetery.org/edwin-adams-1834-1877-actor/ Edwin Adams], Friends of Mount Moriah Cemetery (FOMMCI)</ref>
* [[Charles Baker (Medal of Honor)|Charles Baker]] (1809–1891), [[Medal of Honor]] recipient<ref>[https://friendsofmountmoriahcemetery.org/charles-baker-1809-1891/ Charles Baker], FOMMCI</ref>
* [[Charles Baker (Medal of Honor)|Charles Baker]] (1809–1891), Medal of Honor recipient<ref>[https://friendsofmountmoriahcemetery.org/charles-baker-1809-1891/ Charles Baker], FOMMCI</ref>
* [[Albert Beyer]] (1859–1929), Medal of Honor recipient<ref>[https://friendsofmountmoriahcemetery.org/albert-beyer-1859-1929/ Albert Beyer], FOMMCI</ref>
* [[Albert Beyer]] (1859–1929), Medal of Honor recipient<ref>[https://friendsofmountmoriahcemetery.org/albert-beyer-1859-1929/ Albert Beyer], FOMMCI</ref>
* [[Annie Kemp Bowler]] (? – 1876), stage actress and singer
* [[Annie Kemp Bowler]] (? – 1876), stage actress and singer
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* [[Samuel Miles]] (1739–1805), French & Indian War officer, Revolutionary War officer, Philadelphia civic activist, 1st Troop Captain (1786–1791), Mayor (1790–1791), and nation's first faithless elector, presidential election, 1796.
* [[Samuel Miles]] (1739–1805), French & Indian War officer, Revolutionary War officer, Philadelphia civic activist, 1st Troop Captain (1786–1791), Mayor (1790–1791), and nation's first faithless elector, presidential election, 1796.
* [[Jocko Milligan|John "Jocko" Milligan]] (1861–1923), baseball player<ref>[https://friendsofmountmoriahcemetery.org/john-jocko-milligan-baseball-player/ John "Jocko" Milligan], FOMMCI</ref>
* [[Jocko Milligan|John "Jocko" Milligan]] (1861–1923), baseball player<ref>[https://friendsofmountmoriahcemetery.org/john-jocko-milligan-baseball-player/ John "Jocko" Milligan], FOMMCI</ref>
* [[Moses Orr]] (1840–1897), [[Medal of Honor]] recipient<ref>[https://friendsofmountmoriahcemetery.org/moses-orr/ Moses Orr], FOMMCI</ref>
* [[Moses Orr]] (1840–1897), Medal of Honor recipient<ref>[https://friendsofmountmoriahcemetery.org/moses-orr/ Moses Orr], FOMMCI</ref>
* [[Michael Owens (Medal of Honor)|Michael Owens]] (1837–1890), Medal of Honor recipient<ref>[https://friendsofmountmoriahcemetery.org/owens/ Michael Owens], FOMMCI</ref>
* [[Michael Owens (Medal of Honor)|Michael Owens]] (1837–1890), Medal of Honor recipient<ref>[https://friendsofmountmoriahcemetery.org/owens/ Michael Owens], FOMMCI</ref>
* [[Betsy Ross]] (1752–1836), upholsterer credited with making the first American flag
* [[Betsy Ross]] (1752–1836), upholsterer credited with making the first American flag
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* [[Thomas H. Stockton]] (1808–1868) Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives
* [[Thomas H. Stockton]] (1808–1868) Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives
* [[August P. Teytand]] (1878–1956), Medal of Honor recipient<ref>[http://friendsofmountmoriahcemetery.org/august-p-teytand/ August P Teytand], FOMMCI</ref>
* [[August P. Teytand]] (1878–1956), Medal of Honor recipient<ref>[http://friendsofmountmoriahcemetery.org/august-p-teytand/ August P Teytand], FOMMCI</ref>
* [[William Thompson (Medal of Honor, 1861)|William Thompson]] (d. 1872), [[Medal of Honor]] recipient<ref>[https://friendsofmountmoriahcemetery.org/william-thompson/ William Thompson], FOMMCI</ref>
* [[William Thompson (Medal of Honor, 1861)|William Thompson]] (d. 1872), Medal of Honor recipient<ref>[https://friendsofmountmoriahcemetery.org/william-thompson/ William Thompson], FOMMCI</ref>
* [[Alexander H. Truett]] (1833–1898), Medal of Honor recipient<ref>{{cite web |title=Alexander H. Truett |url=http://vconline.org.uk/alexander-h-truett/4594395943}}</ref>
* [[Alexander H. Truett]] (1833–1898), Medal of Honor recipient<ref>{{cite web |title=Alexander H. Truett |url=http://vconline.org.uk/alexander-h-truett/4594395943}}</ref>
* [[John Whitehead (singer)|John Whitehead]] (1948–2004), singer, songwriter<ref>[https://friendsofmountmoriahcemetery.org/john-whitehead-1948-2004-musician/ John Whitehead], FOMMCI</ref>
* [[John Whitehead (singer)|John Whitehead]] (1948–2004), singer, songwriter<ref>[https://friendsofmountmoriahcemetery.org/john-whitehead-1948-2004-musician/ John Whitehead], FOMMCI</ref>
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