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Back to EpisodesThe First 20 Years of Laurel Hill
Episode 445
Published 10 months, 1 week ago
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ABC:LHS #081-1 In the Beginning...
Inspired by the allegory of Old Mortality, Laurel Hill was founded in 1836 by John Jay Smith, Benjamin Richards, Nathan Dunn, and Frederick Brown as response to overcrowded urban graveyards and changing attitudes toward death and memorialization.