Christ Church Burial Ground

Christ Church Burial Ground in Philadelphia is an important early-American cemetery.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.The Burial Ground is open to the public for a small fee, weather permitting; about 100,000 tourists visit each year.When the burial ground is closed, one can still view Benjamin Franklin's gravesite from the sidewalk at the corner of 5th and Arch Streets through a set of iron rails.
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