The most famous piece of sculpture at Laurel Hill is this group of ceremonial coffins, carved by Alexander Milne Calder (grandfather of the well known 20th century Alexander) who is responsible for many of our finest monuments.  The Angel has lift...

Laurel Hill Cemetery is famous for grandiose funerary architecture, but many graves are low and quiet.  Two of the four slabs underfoot here bear the name of Sally Howell, with the same dates; I have no idea how she got buried twice.

This terrace overlooking the Schuylkill River is the last repose of many of the newer denizens of Laurel Hill -- including a few that I knew.

A cyclist enjoying music and the view over the Schuylkill from the top of a mausoleum at Philadelphia's historic Laurel Hill Cemetery.