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Christ Church Burial Ground
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Benjamin Franklin's gravesite in Christ Church Burial Ground in Philadelphia
Christ Church Burial Ground is located in Philadelphia
Christ Church Burial Ground
Christ Church Burial Ground is located in Pennsylvania
Christ Church Burial Ground
Christ Church Burial Ground is located in the United States
Christ Church Burial Ground
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[1]
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.

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.

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