Mount Peace Cemetery

Mount Peace Cemetery
	Mount Peace Cemetery gates
	Shown within Pennsylvania Mount Peace Cemetery (the United States)
Details
Established	1865
Location	3111 West Lehigh Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Country	United States
Coordinates	39.9980°N 75.1824°W
Type	private
Owned by	Odd Fellows
Website	www.cemeteryco.com
Find a Grave	Mount Peace Cemetery

Mount Peace Cemetery is a cemetery in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that is owned and operated by the Odd Fellows organization. It was established in 1865 and is located at 3111 West Lehigh Avenue, near the Laurel Hill Cemetery.[1]

Aerial View of Mount Peace Cemetery

The cemetery property was originally part of the colonial estate of Robert Ralston and kept the estate name of Mount Peace. Another portion of the estate was used for the creation of Mount Vernon Cemetery.[2]

Statue of John Bartram Nicholson in Mount Peace Cemetery

In May 1913, a statue of John Bartram Nicholson was erected in Mount Peace Cemetery in dedication to his service as Grand Sire of Sovereign Grand Lodge and as Grand Master and Grand Secretary of Grand Lodge of 1.O.O.F. of Pennsylvania.[3]

In 1951, the Oddfellows Cemetery on 22nd street in Philadelphia was closed and the bodies reinterred to other cemeteries operated by the Oddfellows including Lawnview Memorial Park and Mount Peace Cemetery.[4]

The burial records for Mount Peace Cemetery are kept at Lawnview Memorial Park in Rockledge, Pennsylvania.[5]

Notable burials

Joseph A. Bailly (1825-1883), sculptor
Charles E. Barber (1840-1917), Sixth Chief Engraver of the U.S. Mint
Thomas Brigham Bishop (1835-1905), composer of popular music
Daniel G. Caldwell (1842-1917), U.S. Civil War Medal of Honor recipient
Charles H. Clausen (1842-1922), U.S. Civil War Medal of Honor recipient
John W. Comfort (1844-1893), Texas-Indian Wars Medal of Honor recipient
Horace Fogel (1861-1928), Major League Baseball manager
Bill Haeffner (1894-1982), professional baseball player
Bill Hallman (1876-1950), professional baseball player
Jack Lapp (1884-1920), professional baseball player
Francis Mahler (1826-1863), Union Army officer in the U.S. Civil War
Turner Gustavus Morehead (1814-1892), Brevet Brigadier General in the Union Army
John Sartain (1808-1897), artist
Uriah Smith Stephens (1821-1882), labor leader
John Weaver (1861-1928), mayor of Philadelphia from 1903 to 1907
Jimmy Young (1948-2005), professional boxer

References

Mount Peace Cemetery, Odd Fellows Cemetery Company of Philadelphia website, accessed April 24, 2011
Webster, J.P. (2014). Vanishing Philadelphia: Ruins of the Quaker City. Charleston, SC: The History Press. p. 143. ISBN 978-1-62585-134-5. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
"On a Pedastal, 3". www.gravelyspeaking.com. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
Oordt, Darcy (2015). Haunted Philadelphia: Famous. Guilford, Connecticut: Globe Pequot. p. 250. ISBN 978-1-4930-1579-5. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
"Mount Peace Cemetery in Philadelphia". www.findagrave.com. Retrieved 2 September 2019.

External links

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[1] Mount Peace Cemetery, Odd Fellows Cemetery Company of Philadelphia website, accessed April 24, 2011

[2] Webster, J.P. (2014). Vanishing Philadelphia: Ruins of the Quaker City. Charleston, SC: The History Press. p. 143. ISBN 978-1-62585-134-5. Retrieved 6 September 2019.

[3] "On a Pedastal, 3". www.gravelyspeaking.com. Retrieved 17 September 2019.

[4] Oordt, Darcy (2015). Haunted Philadelphia: Famous. Guilford, Connecticut: Globe Pequot. p. 250. ISBN 978-1-4930-1579-5. Retrieved 2 September 2019.

[5] "Mount Peace Cemetery in Philadelphia". www.findagrave.com. Retrieved 2 September 2019.