Christ Church Burial Ground
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For the cemetery in Quincy, Massachusetts, see Christ Church Burial Ground (Quincy, Massachusetts).
Christ Church Burial Ground in Philadelphia is an important early-American cemetery. It is the final resting place of Benjamin Franklin and his wife, Deborah. Four other signers of the Declaration of Independence are buried here, Benjamin Rush, Francis Hopkinson, Joseph Hewes, and George Ross. Two additional signers of the Declaration of Independence, James Wilson and Robert Morris, are buried at Christ Church just a few blocks away.
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Christ Church Burial Ground | |
Location | 5th and Arch streets, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
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Coordinates | 39°57′07″N 75°08′55″W |
NRHP reference No. | 71000062[1] |
Added to NRHP | June 24, 1971 |
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