Laurel Hill Cemetery,<br />Philadelphia, PA<br /><br />www.thelaurelhillcemetery.org<br /><br />Founded in 1836 and designed by Scottish architect John Notman, this was the nation's second major rural cemetery. With its rolling landscape, horticultural plantings, and eclectic architecture, it offered a romantic alternative to the crowded urban environment. <br /><br />Overlooking the Schuylkill River, 3.5 miles north of center-city, it had grown by 1861 to 78 acres. This cemetery was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1998. (Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission)<br /><br />From its inception, Laurel Hill was intended as a civic institution designed for public use. In an era before public parks and museums, it was a multi-purpose cultural attraction where the general public could experience the art and refinement previously known only to the wealthy. <br /><br />Narrator:<br />Dr. Terminus Contagion<br /><br />Singer "Mary Had a Little Lamb":<br />Chrissy McManis<br /><br />Special thanks to the staff of Laurel Hill Cemetery<br /><br />MUSIC:<br />"A Singular Perversion"<br />"Ossuary 1 A Beginning"<br />"Aftermath"<br />"Come Play with Me"<br />"Echoes of Time"<br />"Ghost Story"<br />Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) <br />Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0<br />http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/<br /><br />"Novus Initium"<br />"Brothers Unite"<br />"Horizon Flare"<br />Alexander Nakarada<br />CC0 1.0 Universal<br /><br />Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, HABS, Reproduction number HABS PA-1811<br /><br />Historic American Buildings Survey, C., Notman, J., Sidney, J. C., Smith, J. J., Brown, F., Dunn, N. [...] Wunsch, A. V., Smalling, W., Boucher, J. E. & Elliott, J., photographer. (1933) Laurel Hill Cemetery,Ridge Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA. Pennsylvania Philadelphia Philadelphia County, 1933. Documentation Compiled After. [Photograph] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/pa0961/<br /><br />Rocky Footage courtesy of:<br />Rocky II: Sylvester Stallone and United Artists<br />Rocky 6 (Creed): Sylvester Stallone and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer <br /><br />©2018 Axis Video<br /><br />
