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Arlington Cemetery Co was founded in 1895.Arlington Cemetery About Page It is located on State Road in Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania and occupies roughly 130 acres.Arlington Cemetery [http://www.webcemeteries.com/Arlington/index.asp Arlington Cemetery consists of the Mount Vernon Office, Toppitzer Funeral Home, Williamsburg Chapel, The Museum of Mourning Art, The Garden Mausoleum, The Monticello Mausoleum, and a greenhouse.Arlington Cemetery In addition, the cemetery itself is divided up into about 18 sections, each individually named.Howell Family Genealogy Pages [http://www.jhowell.com/tng/showmap.php?cemeteryID=4 Toppitzer Funeral Home Toppizter Funeral Home offers both traditional services and cremation. In addition, Toppitzer Funeral Home uses a replica of an 18th century horse drawn hearse upon request for funeral processions. The original horse drawn hearse can be seen in the Museum of Mourning Art located within the Mount Vernon office.Toppitzer Funeral Home {Link without Title} Monticello Mausoleum The Monticello Mausoleum is loosely modeled after the original Virginia home of Thomas Jefferson . There is a bronze bell under the dome that was cast in the foundry of Paul Revere .Arlington Cemetery Mausoleums The bell was originally made for a church in Vermont, the bell was then moved to Pennsylvania. The bell rings once during a burial in the mausoleum.Arlington Cemetery Mausoleums [http://www.webcemeteries.com/arlington/mausoleums.htm Williamsburg Chapel The Williamsburg Chapel is a non-denominational chapel. It has been used for weddings, and at Christmas time each year, a free holiday concert is held there.Williamsburg Chapel {Link without Title} The Museum of Mourning Art Arlington Cemetery established a permanent Museum of Mourning Art dedicated to the study of beliefs and rituals that surround the arts of dying and grieving. The collection is located in the Mount Vernon office and contains both spiritual and historical symbols. These are symbols such as an angel, the Lamb of God, wreath, urn and stages of life. Appearing on various art forms most popular between the 17th and 19th centuries, they adorn books, paintings, jewelry, gates, and clocks. One of the more unusual artifacts in the Museum is a cemetery gun. At the time, physicians and artists stole bodies from new graves for their studies. Acting as a night watchman, the cemetery gun was rigged to go off if someone tripped over it in the graveyard. It was eventually outlawed in England due to the innocent people it shot.The Museum of Mourning Art at Arlington {Link without Title} Horse Drawn Hearse A replica of an 18th century horse drawn hearse is sometimes used for funeral processions at Arlington Cemetery Co. The replica is based upon an original horse drawn hearse that is in the Museum of Mourning Art. Buried individuals
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