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    The Quick and the Dead: Early Transportation to Philadelphia’s Final Destination

    The Quick and the Dead: Early Transportation to Philadelphia’s Final Destination

    Presented by Laurel Hill Cemetery at Laurel Hill Cemetery

    March 13, 2011


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    When 30,000 people a season visited Laurel Hill in the mid-1800s, they had many different travel choices: boat, train, carriage and streetcar. This tour will introduce you to the owners, builders, and inventors of all of these varied modes of transportation that made our nation unified. Philadelphia was a driving force as the industrial capital of the world, and transportation was the key. Meet the Traction Twins: Mr. Elkins and Mr. Widener, among many others who contributed and profited through transportation.

     

    Laurel Hill is one of Philadelphia’s premier historic sites, and one of the only cemeteries in the United States to be honored as a National Historic Landmark, where countless people of both local and national fame are buried. Its natural beauty renders it a bucolic retreat nestled within the city’s limits overlooking the Schuylkill River. The cemetery’s beautiful green space is further complimented by the breathtaking art, sculpture and architecture that can be found here.


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      • Venue Info

        Laurel Hill Cemetery

        3822 Ridge Avenue
        Philadelphia, PA 19132

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      • Admission Info

        Tickets:

        $15/person; $12/members; $10 seniors and students; children free

        Info Phone: (215) 228-8200

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      • Dates & Times

        Dates:
        March 13, 2011

        Times:

        2:00 PM

      • Accessibility Info

          Currently, no accessibility information is available for this event.


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