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Receiving Tomb

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Mount Auburn had several receiving tombs over its history. These included one at one under Park Street Church that was sold in 1861, the first one inside the Cemetery is located on Greenbriar Path built in 1832, and one by Auburn Lake that was finished in 1876 and removed in 1973.

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