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The Friends of Mount Moriah Cemetery is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to the preservation and promotion of Mount Moriah Cemetery of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. https://friendsofmountmoriahcemetery.org/

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Happy 250th Birthday to the #USMarineCorps

Read more about the author of the definitive history of #USMarines, buried at #MountMoriahCemeteryPhiladelphia:
Edwin North McClellan
Lieutenant Colonel, #WWI, author and historian
#taphophile #veteran

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10.11.2025 05:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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James Elwood Perry
#Army Private 1st Class, #WorldWarII; Killed in Action, Purple Heart recipient
Birthdate: November 19, 1910
Death Date: November 5, 1944
#KIA #Taphophile #MountMoriahCemeterPhiladelphia #LestWeForget #veteran #WWII

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05.11.2025 14:03 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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George Pennock Connell
Superintendent of #MountMoriahCemeteryPhiladelphia; city #councilmember, #MayorofPhiladelphia, real estate partner
Birthdate: November 3, 1871
Death Date: October 22, 1955
#taphophile
Read more at:
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03.11.2025 14:03 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Lt. Col. Frederick Elkington, Suffolk Vol. Reg. (Home Guard), British Army, 1917.
(B. 31 Oct 1883 - D. 1 Dec 1919)
Friends@listerlanecem.bsky.social @ofocklynge.bsky.social +other "Friends of":
#USA #UK #ForeverAllies #taphophile #MountMoriahCemeteryPhiladelphia
Read more at: buff.ly/iKLBDJZ.

31.10.2025 13:04 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#PVT James Smith Floyd
#Army Private, #WWII; Killed in Action
Birthdate: October 30, 1914 -Philadelphia, PA, USA
Death Date: February 1, 1944 - Italy
30 INF
3 INF DIV

#KIA #MountMoriahCemeteryPhiladelphia #LestWeForget #veterans
Read more at: friendsofmountmoriahcemetery.org/about/notabl...

31.10.2025 00:34 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Margaret Anna Pulver Smith
#CivilWar #Nurse
Birthdate: October 22, 1937
Death Date: March 30, 1924
Read more at: friendsofmountmoriahcemetery.org/about/notabl...
#taphophile #MountMoriahCemeteryPhiladelphia #veteran

22.10.2025 13:07 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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John β€œJack” Berger
21 Oct 1883 -18 Jan 1927
#tacophile, #veteran #MountMoriahCemeteryPhiladelphia
#Army #Spanish-AmericanWar #Navy #WWI
Many milestones of his life occurred during October during his life.
Read more at: friendsofmountmoriahcemetery.org/about/notabl...

20.10.2025 22:34 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Daniel Webster Zeising
#Veteran #WWI #tacophile #MountMoriahCemeteryPhiladelphia
#Army World War I
Birthdate: November 28, 1895
Death Date: October 13, 1918

Read more at:

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14.10.2025 03:30 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Col. Peter Clarkson Ellmaker
#CivilWar #Veteran #tacophile #MountMoriahCemeteryPhiladelphia #baseball #PhiladelphiaPhilliesConnection #Gettysburg #119thRegiment #PennsylvaniaVolunteerInfantry #OlympicBallClubPhiladelphia
Died 12 Oct. 1890
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12.10.2025 22:28 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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John Forbes
#KIA this day 1945, after the AFTER the official surrender of Japan
#MountMoriahCemeteryPhiladelphia #neighbor
#tacophhile #Veteran #WWII, #WorldWar2 #LetWeForget
CC: @americansoldierww2.bsky.social
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07.10.2025 19:00 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#tacophile #MountMoriahPhiladelphia

05.10.2025 19:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Let's revive the concept of #MausoleumMonday - Starter Pack "Cemeteries, memorialization, and death historians" by @wolfq4.bsky.social Attn: @listerlanecem.bsky.social @fowarristoncem.bsky.social @wardsendcemetery.bsky.social CC: @thecivilwardoc.bsky.social

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23.09.2025 01:43 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Hugh Douglas McLean, M.D.
#CivilWar #tacophile #MountCemeteryPhiladelphia
Civil War Surgeon
Read more at: friendsofmountmoriahcemetery.org/about/notabl... #MausoleumMonday

23.09.2025 01:35 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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John H. Jones
Butcher, businessman, bought #FatherTime off the top of the Gate House
July 27, 1826-September 21, 1874
#tacophile #MountMoriahCemeteryPhiladelphia #Philadelphia #history
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21.09.2025 21:01 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸŽƒ π•°π–›π–Šπ–—π–ž π•―π–†π–ž π–Žπ–˜ π•³π–†π–‘π–‘π–”π–œπ–Šπ–Šπ–“
Join us for our 6th annual PHYSICAL market at the:
πŸͺ¦ Historic #MountMoriahCemeteryPhiladelphia
www.darksomecraftmarket.com/mountmoriah
πŸ—“οΈ Saturday October 4th, 2025 11am-5pm
#tacophone #darksomecraftmkt
#halloweenart #darkart #halloweendecor #gothart
#gothaesthetic #darksome

17.09.2025 04:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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John William Moore

Promoted to Colonel on September 16, 1864
Read more, including obit written by wife at: friendsofmountmoriahcemetery.org/about/notabl... #CivilWar #KilledinAction
#tacophile #Veteran #MountMoriahCemeteryPhiladelphia #history CC: @fifer1863.bsky.social @cwbc.bsky.social

17.09.2025 03:03 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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George Henry Hoffman
#Army #WorldWarI #POW #PurpleHeart #tacophile #Philadelphia #MountMoriahCemeteryPhiladelphia
January 17, 1902- July 16, 1951
Red Cross telegram alive August 26th
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27.08.2025 03:47 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Cradle Grave Program at #MountMoriahCemeteryPhiladelphia
#Philadelphia #history #tacophile

27.08.2025 03:42 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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John. G. Boyd
#Army #CivilWar, #KilledinAction
1838- June 1, 1864 #ColdSpringHaborVA
Reenlisted August 24th.
#Veteran #Philadelphia #taphophile #history #anniversary #KIA #MountMoriahCemeteryPhiladelphia
Read: friendsofmountmoriahcemetery.org/about/notabl...
Good work, @civilwarmemory.bsky.social

25.08.2025 00:57 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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August Peter Teytand
April 5, 1878-March 4, 1956
#Navy #Quartermaster #Spanish-AmericanWar #MedalofHonor #CMOH
#Veteran #Philadelphia #taphophile #history #MountMoriahCemeteryPhiladelphia #USSOlympia
Read: friendsofmountmoriahcemetery.org/about/notabl...

02.08.2025 03:41 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Leroy Frederick Gollatz
02 Aug 1899 -24 Jul 1983

#Bowling executive August 3, 1899-July 26, 1983

Read more at:
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#Philadelphia #taphophile #history #MountMoriahCemeteryPhiladelphia

27.07.2025 12:48 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Walter George Martin
#Army #WW2; #KilledinAction, #PurpleHeart
October 4, 1916-July 25, 1944 #France
Read more:
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#Veteran #Philadelphia #taphophile #history #MountMoriahCemeteryPhiladelphia

You do great work, @todayinworldwar2.bsky.social

25.07.2025 21:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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William Rogers
#Pastor, #RevolutionaryWar #chaplain #professor
July 22, 1751- April 7, 1824
Sec. 112, First Baptist Church plot
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#taphophile #history #Philadelphia #MountMoriahCemeteryPhiladelphia #HappyBirthday β€ͺAttn: @revwar250.bsky.social

23.07.2025 01:52 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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John Francis Ryder
#NavySeaman, #CivilWar #firefighter
December 11, 1840-July 19, 1895
#InTheLineofDuty #Veteran #Philadelphia #taphophile #history #MountMoriahCemeteryPhiladelphia

Read more at: friendsofmountmoriahcemetery.org/about/notabl...

20.07.2025 02:59 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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14.07.2025 01:30 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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14.07.2025 01:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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14.07.2025 00:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Kingsessing Ave Tree Care!
Help keep the trees healthy! Join us for weeding, mulching, and watering on Sunday, August 10, 2025, 8-11 AM at 6201 Kingsessing Ave, #Philadelphia . Pennsylvania Horticultural Society staff will guide us.
#TreeCare #Volunteer #PHS #MountMoriahCemetery #Gardening

13.07.2025 02:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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