Jerusalem Western Salisbury Cemetery Association
"A cemetery is a history of people- a perpetual
record of yesterday, a cemetery exists because every life is worth
remembering - always."
-- Mary Lou
Brannon
Cemeteries are far more than a resting place for the dead. They are a link to our past, and a memorial to those who have gone before: to those who shaped our towns, cities, and states and made them into the places we love.
Jerusalem Western Salisbury is a public cemetery, which is governed by Jerusalem Western Salisbury Church and dating back to the 1740's. Many Revolutionary War soldiers and Native Americans are buried on these grounds. Immigrants from Germany made their way to this area of eastern Pennsylvania and settled here. Many farmed the surrounding fertile areas, with familiar Pennsylvania Dutch names.
Old cemeteries are some of the best places to encounter the past. Gravestones hold important examples of historical art and language, in addition to providing biographies of local residents. There are many different styles of grave markers represented in the cemetery. Many early family plots are marked by monuments with smaller tablets for individual graves. There are also un-inscribed fieldstones, obelisks, and boxed stones in the earlier sections.
Every year a Memorial Parade and Service is held in honor of our countries service men and women. Many families' research for genealogical information brings them here annually.
For more info please call:
Robert Eisenhard - office: 610-797-0396 pager: 1-610-778-7366
Ruth Chapman - home: 610-797-5118
