Fair Hil Burial Ground

Fair Hill Burial Ground is a beautiful five acre cemetery that was founded in 1703 by George Fox. This piece of land was given to George Fox and the Quakers as a gift from their founder William Penn. Being that this cemetery as a strong history of Quaker roots, there are mainly only Quakers buried at this location.

The early Quakers buried here were very important people for their time period. Alot of the people buried here were activists, women's right supporters, abolotionists, and people who wanted to make America a better place to live. Some of the more famous people who have been buried at Fair Hill Burial Grounds includes: Lucretia Mott, James Mott, Thomas and Mary Ann McClintokm, Sarah Pugh, Ann Preston, and Edward Parrish.

There are a few exceptions to only Quakers being buried at this cemetery, for example supporters of the Underground Railroad and key leaders in this secret organization have been buried at this location. The most famous supporter of this movement to be buried here is Robert Purvis and his family who was the president of the Underground Railroad.

Now a days at Fair Hill Burial Grounds it is run by the Philadelphia Quarterly Meeting and is continuially being restored to its former beauty. There are various days throughout the year that are set aside by this group to get volunteers to come together and take care of the cemetery and restore its essence.

Citations

Moore, Pamela. "Fair Hill Burial Ground." Philadelphia Meeting Quarterly. 01 Feb 2007. Web. 23 Feb 2010. http://www.pym.org/philadelphia-qm/entities.html

"Fair Hill Burial Ground." NNDB. 2009. NNDB, Web. 23 Feb 2010. http://www.nndb.com/cemetery/641/000208017/