| Lafayette Cemetery | |
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 Memorial marker for the reinterred remains from Lafayette Cemetery at Rosedale Cemetery | |
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| Details | |
| Established | 1828 |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| No. of graves | 47,000 |
| Find a Grave | Lafayette Cemetery |
Lafayette Cemetery was a cemetery in the Passyunk Square neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was established in 1828 and originally intended for 14,000 burials but over time fell into disrepair and became overcrowded with 47,000 burials. In 1946, the cemetery was condemned by the city of Philadelphia. The bodies were disinterred in 1947, transported to the Evergreen Memorial Park (now Rosedale Cemetery) in Bensalem, Pennsylvania, and reinterred in a mass grave.
The former location of the cemetery was repurposed by the city of Philadelphia as the Capitolo Playground.