Bloodletting and Burials at the Betsy Ross House

Philadelphia, PA

Gruesome history walking tour of colonial medicine, graveyards, and burial grounds around the Betsy Ross House.

Lantern light falls on old gravestones as the guide details the ghastly medicine of the colonial dead, from bloodletting to burial. The route winds past Betsy Ross's grave, Christ Church Burial Ground, and the Arch Street Meetinghouse. History turns grim and visceral in the dark. Mild enough for families curious about the macabre.