Established 1863 Size 36 acres (15 ha) Phone +1 610-872-3121 | Type Public No. of graves 31,000 Founded 1863 Number of graves 31,000 | |
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Chester rural cemetery chester pa
Chester Rural Cemetery, located in Delaware County, Pennsylvania near the city of Chester, was founded in March 1863. Civil War soldiers, both Union and Confederate, who died at the government hospital across the street, were some of the first burials. Many of the soldier's graves were moved to Philadelphia National Cemetery in Philadelphia in 1891.
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- Chester rural cemetery chester pa
- Chester rural cemetery 5 minute driving tour
- Notable burials
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The cemetery is landscaped and had a large lake, which was drained in the 1950s. It covers 36 acres and contains the graves of 31,000 individuals. Two monuments in the cemetery have been documented by the Smithsonian Institution Research Information System: "Sorrow" by Samuel Murray, and the Civil War Memorial, by Martin Milmore.
Chester rural cemetery 5 minute driving tour
Notable burials
References
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