At Duffy’s Cut, a railroad construction site in Chester County, PA, 57 Irish immigrant railroad workers died amid an 1832 cholera epidemic and were buried in a mass grave. In 2004, an excavation led by the Duffy’s Cut Project at Immaculata University and others uncovered archaeological evidence showing that several of the workers had been murdered, now widely believed due to anti-immigrant violence. Join the Duffy’s Cut Project to learn more about this history and honor those who died, with a procession and ceremony at the site where the remains of five men and one woman were reburied at Laurel Hill West.

cost: PAY WHAT YOU WISH

GETTING HERE:

• Guest check-in and procession will begin from the Funeral Home at Laurel Hill West. Directions are linked here.
• For best GPS and public transit directions to the main entrance of Laurel Hill West, please use the address 321 Belmont Avenue. 
• Free and accessible parking is available in the Funeral Home parking lot.

CHECKING IN & PROGRAM DETAILS:

• Check in by entering the front doors of the Funeral Home. Please aim to check in 5-10 minutes before the event begins. We will gather in the lobby before the procession.
• Restrooms will be available in the Funeral Home prior to the start of the event.
• We recommend bringing an umbrella in case of rain. This event is rain or shine.