Washington Square is one of those places I only knew existed because the blue sign directing tourists to points of interest told me it was over there. It sits diagonal to Indepedence Hall and is essentially a graveyard in the center of the city. Maybe graveyard is the wrong word, tomb? Underneath the square lay hundreds of soldiers from the Revolutionary War. Some were wounded in battle, but most of these died from Yellow Fever.
In the picture you can see the tomb of the unknown Revolutionary soldier below Gen. Washington. An eternal flame sits directly in front of him. Unknown soldiers fascinate me, their families must have known they died, but never had closure. Or, did this soldier have no one that cared about him? No comrade on the line that knew him and watched out for him? Hard to say I suppose...
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