LOCATION FILE
Washington Square
FOLLOWPhiladelphia, PA
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One of William Penn's five original squares, used in the 18th century as a potter's field and mass burial ground for Revolutionary War soldiers and yellow-fever victims; it now holds the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier of the American Revolution and an eternal flame.
REPORTED ACTIVITY
Local legend tells of "Leah," a Quaker woman said to guard the graves from body snatchers, with periodic reports of a lantern-carrying figure and apparitions at dusk.
VISITING
A public city park, open daily.
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