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Laurel Hill Cemetery

Season 2 Episode 205 | 26m 46s

Join Host/Producer Roberto Mighty at historic Laurel Hill and bucolic West Laurel Hill cemeteries near Philadelphia. Laurel Hill is America’s second major rural garden cemetery, on bluffs overlooking the scenic Schuylkill River. We explore the famed Medallion Garden. Interments include jazz saxophonist Grover Washington, Jr., Civil War General George Meade, and inventor Martha Coston.

Aired: 02/18/23 | Expires: 04/18/23
Distributed nationally by American Public Television
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