Cobbs Creek
Buried Stones, Buried Dreams
Posted December 6th, 2007 by InternProducer of the Work / Filmmaker:
Mt. Moriah Preservation Society with Scribe Video Center
Filmmaker Facilitator:
Videomaking Consultant - Peter Halperin, Humanities Consultant - Rebekah Buchanan, Post Production - Sara Leavitt
Year released:
2005
Length:
10 min 53 seconds
Mount Moriah Cemetery occupies a broad expanse of gently rolling land near Cobbs Creek, straddling Southwest Philadelphia and Delaware County. The burial ground features an ornate brownstone gatehouse built in the Norman castellated style, and its gravestones range from humble markers to grand mausoleums. The final resting place of a diverse array of people from the region, Mount Moriah is especially noted for its Civil War soldiers, particularly from the Battle of Gettysburg.
