Christ Church Burial Ground, Philadelphia

Christ Church Burial Ground

                                                                                          

Benjamin Franklin, one of the popular ones went to that church. When he died in 1790 they put up a wall around his grave so people can stop by and see it anytime of the day. They would throw pennies on his grave to show they remembrance and say "A penny saved is a penny earned."     

In the Burial Ground there are over 4000 members of the Church there. In the Burial Ground there are five signers of the Declaration of Independence there. Which are Benjamin Franklin, Joseph Hewes, Francis Hopkinson, George Ross, and Dr. Benjamin Rush.

They had built a brink wall in 1772 and then re-built it in 1927. 

In 2003 they re-opened the Burial Ground for the public. Over 160 of the markers were re-built.

Then in 2005 in December they made a new brick path in honor of Benjamin Franklin 300th Birthday.

Now they are still keeping the Burial Ground clean and well and everything is still there to see.