Federal Street Burial Ground
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Marker Inscription
Congregation Mikveh Israel's second cemetery, founded 1849. Here are buried Abraham Hart the publisher; Alfred Mordecai, soldier and engineer; Dr. Sabato Morais, rabbi and educator; Judge Mayer Sulzberger; and noted Civil War veterans.
Erected by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
The Story
Founded in 1849 as Congregation Mikveh Israel's second cemetery, the Federal Street Burial Ground holds some of the most notable figures of nineteenth-century American Jewish life. Among them are the publisher Abraham Hart, the soldier and engineer Alfred Mordecai, the rabbi and educator Sabato Morais, and jurist Mayer Sulzberger, along with veterans of the Civil War. The ground is a quiet record of a Jewish community deeply woven into Philadelphia's civic, military, and intellectual life.
Why it matters
The cemetery preserves the memory of an established American Jewish community that contributed to publishing, the military, scholarship, and the law well before the great waves of later immigration.
Plan your visit
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Museums & culture
- Hill-Physick House1.0 mi away · 321 South 4th Street
- Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial1.0 mi away
- Bridgette Mayer1.0 mi away · 709 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA
- Powel House1.1 mi away · 244 South 3rd Street
- Congress Hall1.2 mi away · Philadelphia, PA
- Independence Hall1.2 mi away · 520 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA
Attractions
- Italian market0.4 mi away · Christian Street
- Liberty Bell1.2 mi away · 526 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA
- Second Bank of the United States1.2 mi away · 420 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA
- Carpenters' Hall1.2 mi away · 320 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA
- One Liberty Observation Deck1.2 mi away
- First Bank of the United States1.2 mi away · 120 South 3rd Street, Philadelphia, PA
Food & drink
- Talula's Garden1.0 mi away · 210 West Washington Square, Philadelphia, PA
- Talula's Daily1.0 mi away · 208 West Washington Square, Philadelphia, PA
- Fat Salmon1.0 mi away · 719 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA
- Cafe Walnut1.0 mi away · 703 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA
- Maya's Pizza & Grill1.1 mi away · 716 Sansom Street, Philadelphia, PA
- Thank You Thank You Coffee Roasters1.1 mi away · 700 Sansom Street, Philadelphia, PA
Places to stay
- Alexander Inn0.8 mi away · 301 301 South 12th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107, Philadelphia, PA
- Fairfield Inn & Suites0.8 mi away · 261 South 13th Street, Philadelphia, PA
- DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Philadelphia Center City0.9 mi away · 237 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA
- Cambria Hotel Philadelphia Downtown - Center City0.9 mi away · 219 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA
- Morris House Hotel1.0 mi away · 225 South 8th Street, Philadelphia, PA
- Holiday Inn Express1.0 mi away · 1305-11 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA
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Related people
- · Abraham Hart
- · Alfred Mordecai
- · Sabato Morais
- · Mayer Sulzberger
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