Benjamin Franklin - Philadelphia, PA
N 39° 57.147 W 075° 08.896
18S E 487335 N 4422490
Interred at Christ Church Burial Ground are hundreds of Colonial, Revolutionary and Post-Revolutionary notables. The most famous of whom is Benjamin Franklin. This final resting place for this patriot is quite busy & will cost you $2 to visit.
Waymark Code: WM495M
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 07/24/2008
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Other waymarkers have tried to waymark this site but their coordinates have been unfortunately off by a few hundred feet. The posted coordinates are accurate to within 3 inches.
To read about his funeral you can visit this SITE
To read about Christ Church Burying Ground, you can visit Here
The Christ Church Burial Ground is where Benjamin Franklin's grave is located, along with the graves of his wife Deborah and their two children Francis and Sarah. There are four other signers of the Declaration of Independence (besides Ben) buried here as well.
From Google Earth/Wikipedia:
"Christ Church Burial Ground in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 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, Dr. Benjamin Rush, Francis Hopkinson, Joseph Hewes and George Ross. Two more signers are buried at Christ Church just a few blocks away."
The EXACT coordinates for the entrance along Arch Street are: N 39° 57.147 W 075° 08.878