"Afflictions sore three days he bore, physicians were in vain, til Christ the chief did send relief, and eased him of his pain."
- text from the memorial for Percy Aldringer, aged 8 years, 6 months and 22 days. Interred in the Mount Bethel Cemetery, Columbia, Pennsylvania.
The urban cemetery, located in the midst of this river town along the Susquehanna River, spans many generations and held numerous roles. The 110 acre property predates the American Revolutionary War, having been established in the early 1700s.
Originally known to the townspeople as Old Bethel, the land was enclosed by
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