Congregation Mikveh Israel purchased the land for $2,650 from owners William and Catherine Alexander and Joel and Mary Sutherland in what was then the District of Southwark[1] prior to the consolidation of the City of Philadelphia in 1854.

[5][6] The Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission erected a Pennsylvania Historical Marker at the site on October 4, 1990, citing the burials of Abraham Hart the publisher; Alfred Mordecai, soldier and engineer; Dr. Sabato Morais, rabbi and educator; and noted Civil War veterans.

[7] Although Judge Mayer Sulzberger is also referred to in the last footnote, he is actually buried at Mount Sinai Cemetery of Philadelphia.

The Italian Market Civic Association initiated the reconstruction of the Federal Street cemetery in 1994.

Veterans of the Civil War are interred here along with other prominent members of the Philadelphia Jewish community.