Old Burying Ground (Brookline, Massachusetts)

Old Burying Ground
Details
Established 1717
Location Brookline, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°19′39″N 71°07′41″W / 42.327512°N 71.127991°W / 42.327512; -71.127991
Size 1.54 acres
Number of interments 1209
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The Old Burying Ground, also known as Walnut Street Cemetery, was the first cemetery established in Brookline, Massachusetts, in 1717. It was the town's only cemetery for 140 years until the establishment of the Holyhood Cemetery in 1857, and the Walnut Hills Cemetery in 1875.[1] The cemetery is part of the Green Hill Historic District.

Notable interments

References

  1. "Walnut Street Cemetery". Obg.aboutbrookline.com. Retrieved 2015-05-04.


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