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REMEMBER the Fallen. . . HONOR those who Serve. . . TEACH our children the value of Freedom.
Welcome to the Independence Hall Chapter, NSDAR Wreaths Across America Page.
Please help us remember our veterans by sponsoring a wreath at Philadelphia National Cemetery. November 30, 2025 is the last day to place an order. On December 13, 2025 (See location pages for ceremony and wreath placement details), Independence Hall Chapter NSDAR will be helping to Remember and Honor our veterans by laying Remembrance wreaths on the graves of our country's fallen heroes.
Please help us honor and remember as many fallen heroes as possible by sponsoring remembrance wreaths, volunteering on Wreaths Day, or inviting your family and friends to attend with you.
Thank you so much for supporting the Independence Hall Chapter NSDAR and Wreaths Across America!
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In Memory Of for William Cantwell, United States Military, Honored by Laurel Hill East
Please remember William Cantwell who landed on D-Day plus 1 and battled through France, Belgium and Germany. They were indeed "The Greatest Generation".
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In Memoriam for Jabez COOLEY SR., Army, Honored by Laurel Hill East
In memory of my third DAR supplemental ancestor, my Great-Great-Great-Great-Great Grandpa: Private Jabez Cooley Sr. (ARMY) Revolutionary War
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Location Information
3822 Ridge Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19132, United States
Click here for the Laurel Hill East Page
Directions to Cemetery
The ceremony will take place in the courtyard of Laurel Hill East, which is located at 3822 Ridge Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19132. Make sure GPS devices bring you to Ridge Avenue and not Hunting Park Avenue. The main entrance of the cemetery will be closed to vehicle traffic. Only pedestrians are allowed to enter through the main entrance.
If you do come in from Hunting Park Avenue, you may park inside the cemetery and walk to the courtyard- the road leading to the courtyard will be coned off to vehicle traffic, but you may walk down it.
Free parking is available at the parking lot at 3747 Ridge Avenue and in the neighborhood surrounding the main entrance, with a short walk to the cemetery's main entrance.
There will be 6 accessible parking spaces located directly across the street from the main entrance.
Parking Instructions
The ceremony will take place in the courtyard of Laurel Hill East, which is located at 3822 Ridge Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19132. Make sure GPS devices bring you to Ridge Avenue and not Hunting Park Avenue. The main entrance of the cemetery will be closed to vehicle traffic. Only pedestrians are allowed to enter through the main entrance.
If you do come in from Hunting Park Avenue, you may park inside the cemetery and walk to the courtyard- the road leading to the courtyard will be coned off to vehicle traffic, but you may walk down it.
Free parking is available at the parking lot at 3747 Ridge Avenue and in the neighborhood surrounding the main entrance, with a short walk to the cemetery's main entrance.
There will be 6 accessible parking spaces located directly across the street from the main entrance.
Ceremony and Volunteer Information
Thank you for your interest in volunteering with us!
Help us get wreath sponsorships and ensure that you and all the volunteers have an opportunity to lay several wreaths this year! Consider sponsoring a wreath yourself and spreading the word that The Friends of Laurel Hill are a Sponsorship Group and for every wreath sponsored specifically through their page, $5 will come back to the Friends and be put in the Veteran Gravesite Fund.
The Friends of Laurel Hill fundraising page can be found by copying and pasting this link into your browser. https://www.wreathsacrossamerica.org/pages/47144/Overview/?relatedId=47083
Our Locations
PAPNCP - Philadelphia National Cemetery
Welcome to PAPNCP - Philadelphia National Cemetery and thank you deeply for helping us with our goal to honor as many veterans as possible on Wreaths Across America Day, December 13, 2025 (Wreath Placement Immediately Following Ceremony). Please click "View" to learn more about our effort or to volunteer to help or click "Sponsor" to purchase wreaths that will be laid on the graves of our fallen heroes by our loyal volunteers.
