In the 19th century, Philadelphia lost one of its most curious and morbid historical landmarks-- an obscure graveyard hidden in the center of an urban jungle, where the bones of forgotten Philadelphians slumbered for generations-- until their remains were mysteriously and unceremoniously disinterred.
Attached to the graveyard was a curious legend about the plot's namesake, Margaret Duncan, who survived a ghastly "lottery" aboard a ship lost at sea to become of the most successful businesswomen of the Colonial Era.
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