Created By: Merion Friends Meeting
Sleeper stones supported the rails of the Philadelphia-Columbia Railroad which ran in front of the Meeting House on what is not Montgomery Avenue. The railroad was active from 1834-1857, and originally featured horse-drawn cars.
The stones were cut by convicts at Sing Sing prison.
This point of interest is part of the tour: Merion Friends Burial Ground
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