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

rural cemetery A rural cemetery or garden cemetery is a style of cemetery that became popular in the United States and Europe in the mid-19th century due to the overcrowding and health concerns of urban cemeteries, which tended to be churchyards. Rural cemeter ...

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 , is both the tallest gravestone in the United States 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

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. 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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, Caucasian zelkova, 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

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

Laurel Hill Cemetery Laurel Hill Cemetery, also called Laurel Hill East to distinguish it from the affiliated West Laurel Hill Cemetery in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, Bala Cynwyd, is a historic rural cemetery in the East Falls, Philadelphia, East Falls neighborhood ...

, 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

United States National Cemetery System The United States National Cemetery System is a system of 164 military cemeteries in the United States and its territories. The authority to create military burial places came during the American Civil War, in an act passed by the U.S. C ...

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

Philadelphia National Cemetery Philadelphia National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located in the West Oak Lane, Philadelphia, West Oak Lane neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was established in 1862 as nine leased lots in seven private cemeterie ...

in 1885.

Modern use (1960–present)

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 Saint Joseph's University - West Campus (formerly 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

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recipient * George H. Crosman (1799–1882), Civil War brevet major general *

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(1792–1863),

banker, progenitor of the Drexel banking dynasty *

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, and director of the

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house *

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

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" * Marcus Aurelius Root (1808–1888), prominent photographer whose subjects included

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and

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* William Rush (1756–1833), sculptor *

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(1824–1896), U.S. senator *

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(1823–1881), president of the

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

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(1809–1868), journalist * James Thompson (1806–1874), U.S. Representative *

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and

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(1841–1920), physician

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