The Woodlands is a

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on the west bank of the

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. It includes a

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mansion, a matching carriage house and stable, and a garden landscape that in 1840 was transformed into a Victorian

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with an arboretum of over 1,000 trees. More than 30,000 people are buried at the cemetery. Among the tombstones at Woodlands cemetery is the tombstone of Dr Thomas W. Evans, which at 150 feet, is both the tallest gravestone in the United Stated and the tallest obelisk gravestone in the world.

Hamilton estate (1735–1840)

The land that would become The Woodlands was originally a tract in

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on the west bank of the Schuylkill River. It was purchased in 1735 by the famous Philadelphia lawyer Andrew Hamilton. When Hamilton died in 1741, he willed his lands to his son, also named Andrew. The son survived his father by only six years, but in that time built up his landholdings enough to leave a estate to his own son, William Hamilton (1745–1813), who acquired it at the age of twenty-one. William built a

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mansion with a grand, two-storied portico overlooking the river above Gray's Ferry. Following a trip to England after the American Revolution, Hamilton doubled the size of the dwelling, creating a 16-room manor with kitchens and service rooms in a windowed ground floor. The rebuilt Woodlands mansion became one of the greatest domestic American architectural achievements of the 18th century, recognized as a leading example of English taste and presaging architectural trends in the following century. Hamilton was an active

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, and his estate and greenhouses grew to contain more than 10,000 species of plants, including the first specimens introduced into America of the

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, and

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as well as plants grown from seeds harvested during

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’s expeditions, especially the

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(''Maclura pomifera''). Hamilton also collected and exchanged numerous native plants with his friends and neighbors, the Bartram family of botanists from nearby

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. At one time, the estate covered and stretched from the Schuylkill River to what is now Market Street on the north and 42nd Street on the west and incorporated Hamilton Village.

Cemetery (1840–1960)

After Hamilton died in 1813, his heirs sold off much of the Woodlands estate for institutional and residential development. By the first quarter of the 19th century, the

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district was becoming a fashionable suburb. In order to save the core of Hamilton's estate, in 1840, The Woodlands Cemetery Company of Philadelphia purchased the last , which included the mansion, carriage house, greenhouse and hot houses, as well as extensive plantings. The founders concluded that The Woodlands' isolated location, its array of exotic trees and its commanding view of the

provided an ideal site for a

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designed the entrance architecture, which was demolished in 1936. As with its rival to the north,

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, trustees of the Woodlands spurred the cemetery's early growth by interring the remains of a celebrity: Commodore David Porter. His remains, originally buried at the

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cemetery, were reburied at Woodlands in 1845. By mid-century, The Woodlands was thriving and attracted many of Philadelphia's renowned industrialists, medical professionals, artists, writers, and veterans. In 1853, the land along the river was sold to the

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, which built a rail line along it. Over the next century, other railroads, particularly the

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, added tracks. Today, eight tracks run along former Woodlands land, serving

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passenger trains,

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freight, and the

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Airport and Media commuter lines. The Woodlands was a part of the

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during the

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with a leased lot within the cemetery for soldiers that died in nearby hospitals. The soldiers' remains were reinterred to the

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in 1885. See p. 233.

Modern use (1960–)

The Woodlands estate was designated a

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in 1967. In 2006, the cemetery and other structures on the site were added to form a

. Today, The Woodlands Cemetery Company of Philadelphia exists as a

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cemetery corporation that promotes both traditional and current burial practices on its of land in University City. The company is supported by The Woodlands Trust for Historic Preservation, a non-profit corporation, dedicated to the preservation and promotion of the cemetery, mansion, and arboretum as a cultural landscape between the University of Pennsylvania and the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia. The pathways and avenues of the cemetery and mansion make up the ''Woodlands Heritage National Recreation Trail'', part of the

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program. The cemetery includes a looped road system emanating from a central paved circle see map
with infrequent motor vehicle traffic, making the grounds a safe and quiet place for biking, running and walking. There is also an unpaved path that encircles the perimeter of the grounds that is a popular circuit for University City dog-walkers and runners. Leashed dogs are permitted on the grounds, which are free and open to the public from dawn to dusk. The cemetery also hosts a community garden, community activities, an orchard, and apiary. It is also the headquarters of the Philadelphia Orchard Project.

Notable burials

John Joseph Abercrombie John Joseph Abercrombie (March 4, 1798 – January 3, 1877) was a career United States Army officer who served in numerous wars, finally reaching the rank of brigadier general during the American Civil War. Early life and career Abercrombie w ...

(1798–1877), Civil War general *

Timothy Shay Arthur Timothy Shay Arthur (June 6, 1809 – March 6, 1885) — known as T. S. Arthur — was a popular 19th-century American author. He is famously known for his temperance novel ''Ten Nights in a Bar-Room and What I Saw There'' (1854), which helped d ...

(1809–1885), author, founder of '' Arthur's Home Magazine'' * Hartman Bache (1798–1872), Civil War Union brevet brigadier general *

Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle, Sr. Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle Sr. (October 1, 1874 – May 27, 1948) was a millionaire whose fortune allowed him to pursue theatricals, self-published writing, athletics, and Christianity on a full-time basis. He was the man upon whom the book ''M ...

(1875–1948), author, adventurer, the man upon whom the play and film ''

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'' were based *

Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle, Jr. Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle Jr. (December 17, 1897 – November 13, 1961) was an American diplomat who served as ambassador to several countries between the 1930s and 1961. He served in the United States Army during World War I and after World Wa ...

(1897–1961), diplomat (cenotaph) *

David B. Birney David Bell Birney (May 29, 1825 – October 18, 1864) was a businessman, lawyer, and a Union general in the American Civil War. Early life Birney was born in Huntsville, Alabama, the son of an abolitionist from Kentucky, James G. Birney. The Bi ...

(1825–1864), Civil War Union major general * Sylvester Bonnaffon, Jr. (1844–1922), Civil War

Medal of Honor The Medal of Honor (MOH) is the United States Armed Forces' highest military decoration and is awarded to recognize American soldiers, sailors, marines, airmen, guardians and coast guardsmen who have distinguished themselves by acts of valor. ...

recipient * Benjamin Harris Brewster (1816–1888), presidential cabinet secretary * Henry Grier Bryant (1859–1932), explorer *

William Bucknell William Robert Bucknell (April 1, 1811 – March 5, 1890), was an American real estate investor, businessman, philanthropist, and benefactor to Bucknell University. Early life Bucknell was born in Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania to English immigrants. ...

(1811—1890), financier, philanthropist, benefactor to

Bucknell University Bucknell University is a private liberal arts college in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1846 as the University at Lewisburg, it now consists of the College of Arts and Sciences, Freeman College of Management, and the College of Engineering. ...

* William Christian Bullitt (1891–1967), diplomat, journalist, and novelist *

James Hepburn Campbell James Hepburn Campbell (February 8, 1820 – April 12, 1895) was an Opposition Party and Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Biography James Hepburn Campbell was born in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. He gra ...

(1820–1895), U.S. Representative *

Joseph A. Campbell Joseph Albert Campbell (May 15, 1817 – March 27, 1900) was an American businessman who is best known for being the founder of Campbell Soup Company in 1869 when he partnered with Abraham Anderson. Early life Campbell was born on May 15, 1817 i ...

(1817–1900), businessman, founder of

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Edward Coles Edward Coles (December 15, 1786 – July 7, 1868) was an American planter and politician, elected as the second Governor of Illinois (1822 to 1826). From an old Virginia family, Coles as a young man was a neighbor and associate of presidents ...

(1786–1868), 2nd governor of Illinois, private secretary to Presidents

Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson (April 13, 1743 – July 4, 1826) was an American statesman, diplomat, lawyer, architect, philosopher, and Founding Fathers of the United States, Founding Father who served as the third president of the United States from 18 ...

and

James Madison James Madison Jr. (March 16, 1751June 28, 1836) was an American statesman, diplomat, and Founding Father. He served as the fourth president of the United States from 1809 to 1817. Madison is hailed as the "Father of the Constitution" for hi ...

Elliott Cresson Elliott Cresson (March 2, 1796 – February 20, 1854) was an American philanthropist who gave money to a number of causes after a brief career in the mercantile business. He established the Elliott Cresson Medal of the Franklin Institute in 184 ...

(1796–1854), philanthropist *

Paul Philippe Cret Paul Philippe Cret (October 23, 1876 – September 8, 1945) was a French-born Philadelphia architect and industrial designer. For more than thirty years, he taught at a design studio in the Department of Architecture at the University of Pennsylv ...

(1876–1945), architect, designed the Woodlands' main gate * Thomas Cripps (1840–1906), Civil War

recipient *

George H. Crosman George Hampden Crosman (November 2, 1799 – May 28, 1882) was a career officer in the Regular Army of the United States who served primarily with the Quartermaster Corps. After graduating from the United States Military Academy at West Point in ...

(1799–1882), Civil War brevet major general *

Jacob Mendes Da Costa Jacob Mendes Da Costa, or Jacob Mendez Da Costa (February 7, 1833, Saint Thomas, Danish Virgin Islands, Caribbean – September 12, 1900) was an American physician. He is particularly known for discovering Da Costa's syndrome (also known as ...

(1833–1900), surgeon *

Francis Martin Drexel Francis Martin Drexel (April 7, 1792 – June 5, 1863) was a Philadelphia (Pennsylvania, United States) banker and artist. He was the father of Anthony Joseph Drexel, the founder of Drexel University and the grandfather of Saint Katherine Drexe ...

(1792–1863),

banker, progenitor of the Drexel banking dynasty *

Anthony Joseph Drexel Anthony Joseph Drexel Sr. (September 13, 1826 – June 30, 1893) was an American banker who played a major role in the rise of modern global finance after the American Civil War. As the dominant partner of Drexel & Co. of Philadelphia, he founde ...

(1826–1893), founder of

Drexel University Drexel University is a private research university with its main campus in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Drexel's undergraduate school was founded in 1891 by Anthony J. Drexel, a financier and philanthropist. Founded as Drexel Institute of Art, S ...

* Joseph William Drexel (1833–1888), banker, trustee of the

Metropolitan Museum of Art The Metropolitan Museum of Art of New York City, colloquially "the Met", is the largest art museum in the Americas. Its permanent collection contains over two million works, divided among 17 curatorial departments. The main building at 1000 ...

and the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, and director of the

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house *

Thomas Eakins Thomas Cowperthwait Eakins (; July 25, 1844 – June 25, 1916) was an American realist painter, photographer, sculptor, and fine arts educator. He is widely acknowledged to be one of the most important American artists. For the length ...

(1844–1916), artist, and his wife Susan (1851–1938) *

Thomas W. Evans Thomas Wiltberger Evans (December 23, 1823 – November 14, 1897) was an American dentist. He performed dental procedures on many heads of state, including Napoleon III, and received numerous medals for his dentistry, including the Grand Croix ...

(1823–1897), dentist *

Wilson Eyre Wilson Eyre, Jr. (October 30, 1858 – October 23, 1944) was an American architect, teacher and writer who practiced in the Philadelphia area. He is known for his deliberately informal and welcoming country houses, and for being an innovator in ...

(1858–1944), architect *

Clement Finley Clement Alexander Finley (May 11, 1797 – September 8, 1879), was the 10th Surgeon General of the United States Army, May 15, 1861 – April 14, 1862. Early life Clement Finley was born at Newville, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. His fath ...

(1797–1879), Civil War Union brevet brigadier general * Alice Fisher (1839–1888), nursing pioneer at the former

Philadelphia General Hospital The Blockley Almshouse, later known as Philadelphia General Hospital, was a charity hospital and poorhouse located in West Philadelphia. It originally opened in 1732/33 in a different part of the city as the Philadelphia Almshouse (not to be conf ...

Sidney George Fisher Sidney George Fisher (March 2, 1809 – July 25, 1871) was a Philadelphia lawyer, farmer, plantation owner, political essayist and occasional poet.Wainwright, Nicholas B"Sidney George Fisher: The Personality of a Diarist" ''Proceedings of the Ame ...

(1809–1871) lawyer, farmer, political essayist *

Frederick Fraley Frederick Fraley (May 28, 1804September 23, 1901) was an American businessman, politician, and civic leader from Pennsylvania. He was involved in several successful businesses and served on the Philadelphia City Council and as a member of the ...

(1804–1901) Pennsylvania State Senator from 1837 to 1839) *

John Fraser John Fraser may refer to: Politics *John Simon Frederick Fraser (1765–1803), commanded the Fraser Fencibles in Ireland and was (M.P.) for Inverness-shire *John James Fraser (1829–1896), 5th Premier of the Canadian province of New Brunswick, 18 ...

(1825–1906), architect * Samuel David Gross (1805–1884), medical pioneer * James Gwyn (1828–1906), Civil War Union brevet major-general *

Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden (September 7, 1829 – December 22, 1887) was an American geologist noted for his pioneering surveying expeditions of the Rocky Mountains in the late 19th century. He was also a physician who served with the Union Ar ...

(1829–1887), geologist * Edward W. Heston (1745–1824), PA state senator and Revolutionary War colonel, founder and namesake of Hestonville *

Henry Horn Henry Horn (1786January 12, 1862) was a Democratic-Republican Party (United States), Jacksonian member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Biography Henry Horn was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He studied law, was ad ...

(1786–1862), U.S. Representative *

Charles Jared Ingersoll Charles Jared Ingersoll (October 3, 1782 – May 14, 1862) was an American lawyer, writer and politician who served as a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 1st congressional district from 1813 to 1815, Pe ...

(1782–1862), U.S. Representative *

William Williams Keen William Williams Keen Jr. (January 19, 1837June 7, 1932) was an American physician and the first brain surgeon in the United States. During his lifetime, Keen worked with six American presidents. Early life and education Keen was born in Phila ...

(1837–1932), first U.S. brain surgeon *

Ellis Lewis Ellis Lewis (May 16, 1798March 19, 1871) was a Pennsylvania lawyer and judge. He served on the state's Supreme Court for six years, the last three as chief justice. Life and career Ellis Lewis was the youngest child of Major Eli and Pamela Lew ...

(1798–1871), Pennsylvania Chief Justice *

James Barton Longacre James Barton Longacre (August 11, 1794 – January 1, 1869) was an American portraitist and engraver, and the fourth Chief Engraver of the United States Mint from 1844 until his death. Longacre is best known for designing the Indian Head cent, ...

(1794–1869), engraver * Silas Weir Mitchell (1829–1914), physician and writer * Samuel Moore (1774–1861), U.S. Representative *

Anna Claypoole Peale Anna Claypoole Peale (March 6, 1791 – December 25, 1878) was an American painter who specialized in portrait miniatures on ivory and still lifes. She and her sister, Sarah Miriam Peale, were the first women elected academicians of the Pennsylvan ...

(1791–1878), American miniature painter, daughter of James Peale *

Rembrandt Peale Rembrandt Peale (February 22, 1778 – October 3, 1860) was an American artist and museum keeper. A prolific portrait painter, he was especially acclaimed for his likenesses of presidents George Washington and Thomas Jefferson. Peale's style w ...

(1778–1860), artist * Jane Piper (1916–1991), artist *

Eli Kirk Price Eli Kirk Price (July 20, 1797 – November 14, 1884) was an American lawyer and politician from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He served as a Whig member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 1st district from 1853 to 1855, as commissioner o ...

(1797–1884), lawyer, state senator *

Eli Kirk Price II Eli Kirk Price II (1860 – January 24, 1933) was a prominent American Philadelphia lawyer, called "the foremost civic and cultural leader in early twentieth-century Philadelphia". He was the commissioner of Fairmount Park during the planning an ...

(1860–1933), lawyer, art patron * David Porter (1780–1843), naval officer * William D. Porter (1808–1864), naval officer *

Lewis Redner Lewis Henry Redner (December 15, 1831, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – August 29, 1908, Hotel Marlborough, Atlantic City, New Jersey) was an American musician, best known as the composer of the popular Christmas carol "St. Louis", better known as " ...

(1831–1908), organist, composer, wrote the music for

Phillips Brooks Phillips Brooks (December 13, 1835January 23, 1893) was an American Episcopal clergyman and author, long the Rector of Boston's Trinity Church and briefly Bishop of Massachusetts. He wrote the lyrics of the Christmas hymn, "O Little Town of ...

's poem "

O Little Town of Bethlehem "O Little Town of Bethlehem" is a Christmas carol. Based on an 1868 text written by Phillips Brooks, the carol is popular on both sides of the Atlantic, but to different tunes: in The United States, to "St. Louis" by Brooks' collaborator, Lewis R ...

" * William Rush (1756–1833), sculptor * John Scott (1824–1896), U.S. senator *

Thomas Alexander Scott Thomas Alexander Scott (December 28, 1823 – May 21, 1881) was an American businessman, railroad executive, and industrialist. In 1861, President Abraham Lincoln appointed him to serve as U.S. Assistant Secretary of War, and during the American ...

(1823–1881), president of the

Jessie Willcox Smith Jessie Willcox Smith (September 6, 1863 – May 3, 1935) was an American illustrator during the Golden Age of American illustration. She was considered "one of the greatest pure illustrators". A contributor to books and magazines during the lat ...

(1863–1935), illustrator * Charles Stewart (1778–1869), naval officer * Frank R. Stockton (1834–1902), author of "The Lady or the Tiger?" and other tales *

Edward T. Stotesbury Edward Townsend "Ned" Stotesbury (February 26, 1849 – May 16, 1938) was a prominent investment banker, a partner in Philadelphia's Drexel & Co. and its New York affiliate J. P. Morgan & Co. for over fifty-five years. He was involved in ...

(1849–1938), prominent partner at J.P. Morgan & Co. and its Philadelphia affiliate Drexel & Co. *

William Moseley Swain William Moseley Swain (May 12, 1809, in Manlius, New York – February 16, 1868, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) was a 19th-century American newspaper journalist, publisher, editor and newspaper owner and businessman. He was one of the founders ...

(1809–1868), journalist * James Thompson (1806–1874), U.S. Representative * John Edgar Thomson (1808–1874), civil engineer, railroad executive and industrialist *

Ida Waugh Ida Waugh (October 24, 1846 – January 25, 1919) was an American illustrator of children's literature who often collaborated with her lifelong companion, Amy Ella Blanchard. Personal life Ida Waugh was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on O ...

(1846–1919), illustrator, and her father Samuel Waugh (1814–1885), artist. His portrait subjects included President

Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln ( ; February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was an American lawyer, politician, and statesman who served as the 16th president of the United States from 1861 until his assassination in 1865. Lincoln led the nation thro ...

and

Ulysses S. Grant Ulysses S. Grant (born Hiram Ulysses Grant ; April 27, 1822July 23, 1885) was an American military officer and politician who served as the 18th president of the United States from 1869 to 1877. As Commanding General, he led the Union Ar ...

Rufus Welch "General" Rufus Welch (Sep. 1, 1800-December 5, 1856) was a leading circus impresario in the early-19th century. Life and career Welch was born in New Berlin, New York, New Berlin, Chenango County, New York. He initially was a chairmaker. In 182 ...

(1800–1855), circus impresario *

Asa Whitney Asa Whitney (1797–1872) was a highly successful dry-goods merchant and transcontinental railroad promoter. He was one of the first backers of an American transcontinental railway. A trip to China in 1842–44 impressed upon Whitney the need ...

(1797–1872), railroad magnate *

Alan Wood, Jr. Alan Wood Jr. (July 6, 1834 – October 31, 1902) was a steel magnate and a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. The nephew of John Wood, who also served in Congress, Alan Wood Jr. was born in Philadelphi ...

, U.S. Representative *

Horatio Curtis Wood Horatio Curtis Wood Jr. (January 13, 1841 – January 3, 1920) was an American physician and biologist. Born into a wealthy Pennsylvania family, he attended the Medical Department of the University of Pennsylvania, and after serving as a surgeon i ...

(1841–1920), physician

References

External links

* * * * * *
The mansion's listing and images
at Philadelphia Architects and Buildings
The cemetery's listing and images
at Philadelphia Architects and Buildings
The cemetery gate and drive's listing and images
at Philadelphia Architects and Buildings ** Three 1924 photos from Gray's Ferry Bridge north to the outlet of Mill Creek and The Woodlands
Photo 1Photo 2Photo 3
* Th

documenting the growth and activities of the cemetery since its founding, are available for research use at the

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