Tuesday, November 10, 2026

Benjamin Rush Gravesite

In October, I finished reading a biography of Benjamin Rush that Wallen had recommeded. We visited his gravesite when we were in Philadephia for the 2019 Army/Navy game.

Benjamin Rush Gravesite
American Revolution Patriot Graves

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This site is located in the Christ Church Burial Ground in the Old City neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The street address is 340 N 5th Street. The GPS coordinates for this location are 39° 57' 06.8" N 75° 08' 51.8" W.

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Benjamin Rush Gravesite

BENJAMIN RUSH, M.D.
1745 - 1813
Father of America Psychiatry
Signer of the Declaration of Independence
Heroic Physician, Teacher, Humanitarian
Physician General of the Continental Army
Physician to the Pennsylvania Hospital
Professor of Physic, University of Pennsylvania
Erected April 19, 1965

Benjamin Rush Gravesite

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