Christ Church Burial Ground

Christ Church Burial Ground
Benjamin Franklin's gravesite in Christ Church Burial Ground in Philadelphia
Location5th and Arch streets,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Coordinates39°57′07″N 75°08′55″W / 39.95194°N 75.14861°W / 39.95194; -75.14861
NRHP reference No.71000062
Added to NRHPJune 24, 1971

Christ Church Burial Ground in Philadelphia is an important early-American cemetery. It is the final resting place of Benjamin Franklin and his wife, Deborah. 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.

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