Laurel Hill Cemetery

This is not the cemetery referred to in Nancy's review. There is a Laurel Hill in Erie, PA and one elsewhere.

Here, you’ll find more Civil War-era graves, including those of 40 generals, as well as a signer of the Declaration of Independence and six passengers on the Titanic.

Laurel Hill cemetery, nearly hanging over the Schuylkill River, is known for its fantastic grounds, its outdoor sculpture garden and its house-size mausoleums, monuments and obelisks. The grand and ornate scale of these burial places lead you to wonder about those whose lives they represent. On one tomb, an unusual statue depicts the deceased emerging from the grave in a puff of smoke.

Nestled within Philadelphia’s city limits, Laurel Hill Cemetery, with its large cherry trees that bloom brilliantly in the spring, is a National Historic Landmark. With its massive size and grandeur, it is a true “city” of the dead.