ENCentral Burying Ground, Boston
Here you can see all subject revisions and compare the changes have been made in each revision. Left column shows the subject title and description in the selected revision, right column shows what have been changed. Unchanged text is highlighted in white, deleted text is highlighted in red, and inserted text is highlighted in green color.
2 revisions | Thom Burns at Jan 06, 2022 08:04 PM | Revision changes |
|---|---|---|
Central Burying Ground, BostonIt was established on the Boston Common in 1756 making it the fourth cemetery established by the [[City of Boston]]. It is located with the Common on Boylston Street between Tremont Street and Charles Street.
When the Tremont Street subway was under construction in the 1890s, burials were discovered in the area abutting the cemetery. These were reinterred in a mass grave within the bounds of the burying ground.
It is currently administered by [[Boston's Cemetery Division]]. | Central Burying Ground |
Historical Collections & Archives of Mount Auburn Cemetery
Transcribe the historic 19th-century materials that tell the story of America's first rural cemetery and the first designed landscape open to the public in North America.
Transcribing Mount Auburn Cemetery | Historical Collections & Archives | Online Collections | Questions? Contact us
Follow Us on Instagram
Share Your Discoveries
