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Ivy Hill Cemetery (Philadelphia)
Ivy Hill Cemetery is a public cemetery and crematorium located at 1201 Easton Road in the Cedarbrook, Philadelphia, Cedarbrook neighborhood of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Chartered in 1867, it is 80 acres in size and was originally named the Germantown and Chestnut Hill Cemetery. It was renamed Ivy Hill Cemetery in June 1871. The gatehouse is a grand gothic archway and contains a farmhouse chapel. One cremation unit was installed in 1985 and the number has been expanded to include six cremation units. One of the notable monuments in the cemetery is of Melville H. Freas. He fought in the American Civil War as a member of the 150th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment and commissioned a life-size statue of himself in his military uniform to adorn his grave. Notable burials * H. W. Ambruster, H.W. Ambruster (1879–1961), Rutgers Scarlet Knights football, Rutgers University football coach * Willie Anderson (golfer), William Law Anderson (1879–1910), professional golfe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cedarbrook, Philadelphia
Cedarbrook is a neighborhood located in the Northwest section of the City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Pennsylvania, officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a U.S. state, state spanning the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern United States, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes region, Great Lakes regions o ..., United States. The Ivy Hill neighborhood comprises roughly the northwestern half of Cedarbrook. Ivy Hill Cemetery (established 1867) forms the geographic heart of the neighborhood. (The neighborhood most likely takes its name from the cemetery ather than vice versa as the area was woods and farmland when the cemetery was established.) Ivy Hill Road is sometimes mistakenly restyled as "Ivyhill Road"—most notably on its own newest street signs. Geography Boundaries The boundaries of Philadelphia neighborhoods are often not official or precise. However, Cedarbrook has four precise boundaries that make it almost precisely r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ed Lafitte
Edward Francis Lafitte (April 7, 1886 – April 12, 1971) was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball who played with the Detroit Tigers (1909–12), Brooklyn Tip-Tops (1914–15), and Buffalo Blues (1915). Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, at his family's home located at 319 Bourbon Street, he batted and threw right-handed. Baseball career Lafitte pitched for the Georgia Institute of Technology baseball team in 1906 and 1907. He also was a starter in the first intercollegiate basketball game ever played by Georgia Tech. He made his debut with the Detroit Tigers in 1909. After an 11-8 season with the 1911 Tigers, Lafitte told manager Hughie Jennings that he wanted to leave early the following season to resume dental school. Jennings told him if he left early to keep on going. Lafitte did. He became a dentist, but also pitched in the Federal League. Lafitte returned to baseball in 1914 as a member of the Brooklyn Tip-Tops of the fledgling Federal League. That season he beca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Tilden
William Tatem Tilden II (February 10, 1893 – June 5, 1953), nicknamed "Big Bill", was an American tennis player. He was the world No. 1 amateur for six consecutive years, from 1920 to 1925, and was ranked as the world No. 1 professional by Ray Bowers in 1931 and 1932 and Ellsworth Vines in 1933. Tilden won 14 Major singles titles, including 10 Grand Slam events, one World Hard Court Championships and three professional majors. He was the first American man to win Wimbledon, first claiming the title in 1920. He also won a joint-record seven U.S. Championships titles (shared with Richard Sears and Bill Larned). Tilden dominated the world of international tennis in the first half of the 1920s, and during his 20-year amateur period from 1911 to 1930, won 138 of 192 tournaments he contested. He owns a number of all-time tennis achievements, including the career match-winning record and the career winning percentage at the U.S. Championships. At the 1929 U.S. National Champi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Thompson Russell Smith
William Thompson Russell Smith (Glasgow, Scotland 1812 – Glenside, PA, 1896) was a Scottish-American painter who produced iconic images of Pennsylvania's landscape inspired by the aesthetic of the Hudson River School. Early life and education Born in Glasgow, Scotland, Smith was brought to the United States in 1819 by his parents, who lived in western Pennsylvania and settled in Pittsburgh. Here, between 1828 and 1831, he studied art under the portraitist James Lambdin, a former pupil of Thomas Sully. Career Smith also served as curator of Lambdin's Pittsburgh Museum, where he met many of the city's scientists and intellectuals. At the beginning of his career, Smith found considerable success in painting commercial signs and backgrounds for theatrical productions. In 1835, he moved to Philadelphia in order to paint decorations for the Walnut Street Theater. During this time that he began to write poetry and produced smaller-scale landscape paintings that were inspired by his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joni Sledge
Joan Elise Sledge (September 13, 1956 – March 10, 2017) was an American singer best known as a founding member of the family vocal group Sister Sledge. The group was known for their hits during the mid-1970s, mid-1980s and 1990s; most notably 1979's " We Are Family" and "He's the Greatest Dancer". Early life Sledge was born the third of five daughters in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Edwin Sledge, a tap dancer, and his actress wife, Florez (''née'' Williams). Described as a warm extrovert, Sledge attended Olney High School, graduating in 1974. Sledge majored in communications while in college and began acting in school productions at Temple University. During her sophomore year at Temple, she directed her first stage-play "Wild Flower", written by Hazel Bright and produced by Ron Alexander. Career In 1971, Sledge and her sisters formed the musical group Sister Sledge and released their debut single "Time Will Tell". In 1975, they released their first album '' Circle of Love' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fayette Pinkney
Fayette Regina Pinkney (January 10, 1948 – June 27, 2009) was an American singer and one of the original members of musical group The Three Degrees. Early life and education Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Pinkney was one of three young teenagers brought together by manager Richard Barrett to form The Three Degrees in 1963. Fayette subsequently earned a bachelor's degree in psychology from Temple University and a Master's degree in human services from Lincoln University in 1984. Career She was a part of The Three Degrees through their most prominent years with Roulette and Philadelphia International Records and sang on many of their greatest hits, including "When Will I See You Again" and "Take Good Care of Yourself", as well as reaching the top of the ''Billboard'' US Hot 100 when the group were the featured vocalists on the MFSB single "TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)" in 1974. She left the group in 1976. She traveled to London in January 1979 to record her only s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philadelphia City Treasurer
The City Treasurer of Philadelphia is the manager of city funds and investments for the City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The current city Treasurer is Jaqueline Dunn. The duties of the City Treasurer include: *Management of new and outstanding City debt in accordance with the city's Debt Management Policies, maximizing the value received from new financing and minimizing interest and transaction costs. *Management of custodial banking for all City funds by encouraging standards and practices consistent with safeguarding City funds. *Serve as the disbursing agent for payments from the City Treasury by distribution of checks and electronic payments in the most modern, secure, effective, and efficient method. *Maximize amount of cash available for investment after meeting daily cash requirements, thereby providing a source of revenue In accounting, revenue is the total amount of income generated by the sale of product (business), goods and services related to the primary operat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis D
Francis may refer to: People and characters *Pope Francis, head of the Catholic Church (2013–2025) *Francis (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters *Francis (surname) * Francis, a character played by YouTuber Boogie2988 Places *Rural Municipality of Francis No. 127, Saskatchewan, Canada *Francis, Saskatchewan, Canada **Francis (electoral district) *Francis, Nebraska, USA *Francis Township, Holt County, Nebraska, USA *Francis, Oklahoma, USA *Francis, Utah, USA Arts, entertainment, media *Francis (film), ''Francis'' (film), the first of a series of comedies featuring Francis the Talking Mule, voiced by Chill Wills *''Francis'', a 1983 play by Julian Mitchell *Francis (band), a Sweden-based folk band *Francis (TV series), a Indian Bengali-language animated television series Other uses *FRANCIS, a bibliographic database *Francis (1793), ''Francis'' (1793), a colonial schooner in Australia *Francis turbine, a type of water turbine See also *Saint Fra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthew Saad Muhammad
Matthew Saad Muhammad (born Maxwell Antonio Loach; June 16, 1954 – May 25, 2014) was an American professional boxer who was the WBC Light Heavyweight Champion of the World for two-and-a-half years. Background Saad Muhammad's mother died when he was an infant,Resources for Human Development. ''One Step Away'', July 2010,Matthew Saad Muhammad. Retrieved 25 October 2010. and he and his elder brother were sent to live with an aunt. When he was five, his aunt could not afford to look after both of them and she instructed his brother to get rid of him. His brother took him to Philadelphia's Benjamin Franklin Parkway and then ran away. Saad was found in the early hours asleep on the steps of a church. He was then taken in by Catholic Social Services. The nuns gave him the name Matthew Franklin (after the saint and the parkway where he was found). Matthew lived in foster care until a couple from Philadelphia adopted him, raised him, and took care of him like he was their own. Saad Mu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edwin Ward Moore
Edwin Ward Moore (July 15, 1810 – October 5, 1865), was an American naval officer who also served as commander-in-chief of the Texas Navy, Navy of the Republic of Texas. Early life Moore was born in Alexandria, Virginia. His grandfather and uncle had served in the American Revolution. Moore was a classmate of Robert E. Lee's at the Alexandria Academy. Early naval career Moore entered the United States Navy as a midshipman in 1825 at the age of 15. His first assignment came when he was posted to the USS Hornet (1805, brig), USS ''Hornet'', followed by stints on the ''Fairchild'' and the USS Delaware (1820), ''Delaware''. He saw active service on the Atlantic Coast and the Mediterranean Sea. In 1830, Moore was stationed at the Gosport Navy Yard, and five years later was commissioned a lieutenant and assigned to the sloop-of-war USS Boston (1825), ''Boston'' on July 1, 1836. While serving on the ''Boston'', Moore saved the ship from sinking when it encountered heavy seas in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Philadelphia Inquirer
''The Philadelphia Inquirer'', often referred to simply as ''The Inquirer'', is a daily newspaper headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Founded on June 1, 1829, ''The Philadelphia Inquirer'' is the third-longest continuously operating daily newspaper in the United States. The newspaper has the largest circulation of any newspaper in both Pennsylvania and the Delaware Valley metropolitan region, which includes Philadelphia and its surrounding communities in southeastern Pennsylvania, South Jersey, northern Delaware, and the northern Eastern Shore of Maryland. As of 2020, the newspaper has the 17th-largest circulation of any newspaper in the United States As of 2020, ''The Inquirer'' has won 20 Pulitzer Prizes. Several decades after its 1829 founding, ''The Inquirer'' began emerging as one of the nation's major newspapers during the American Civil War. Its circulation dropped after the Civil War's conclusion, but it rose again by the end of the 19th century. Originally sup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acel Moore
Acel Moore (October 5, 1940 – February 12, 2016) was a long-time reporter, columnist, and editor for ''The Philadelphia Inquirer''. Moore won a Pulitzer Prize in 1977. He was among the first Black journalists hired at the Inquirer. Early life Moore and his twin brother were born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He attended Overbrook High School in 1958 and then served for three years as a medic in the United States Army until 1962. Journalism career Moore started as a copy boy at the Inquirer in 1962. He was promoted to reporter in 1968. In 1977, Moore and Wendell Rawls, Jr., also of the Inquirer, won a Pulitzer Prize in Local Investigative Specialized Reporting for reporting on the conditions at Farview (Pennsylvania) State Hospital for the mentally ill. Moore, Chuck Stone of the ''Philadelphia Daily News'', and Claude Lewis of the Evening Bulletin co-founded the Philadelphia Association of Black Journalists in 1973. He was later a co-founder of the National Association of Bl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
