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Old Burying Ground (Sag Harbor, New York)
Old Burying Ground may refer to: ;in Canada * Old Burying Ground (Halifax, Nova Scotia) ;in the United States (by state) *Old Burying Ground (Brookline, Massachusetts) *Old Burying Ground (Cambridge, Massachusetts) * Old Burying Ground, Duxbury, Massachusetts * Old Burying Ground (Littleton, Massachusetts), listed on the NRHP in Massachusetts *Old Burying Ground (Stoneham, Massachusetts), listed on the NRHP in Massachusetts *Old Scots Burying Ground, Marlboro, New Jersey listed on the NRHP in New Jersey *Old Burying Ground (Beaufort, North Carolina) Old Burying Ground is a historic cemetery located at Beaufort, Carteret County, North Carolina. It was established in 1724. There are approximately 200 stones from the pre-American Civil War era, approximately 45 from the war period, about 150 fr ..., listed on the NRHP in North Carolina *Old Colony Burying Ground, Granville, OH, listed on the NRHP in Ohio {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old Burying Ground (Halifax, Nova Scotia)
The Old Burying Ground (also known as St. Paul's Church Cemetery) is a historic cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is located at the intersection of Barrington Street and Spring Garden Road in Downtown Halifax. History The Old Burying Ground was founded in 1749, the same year as the settlement, as the town's first burial ground. It was originally non-denominational and for several decades was the only burial place for all Haligonians. (The burial ground was also used by St. Matthew's United Church). In 1793 it was turned over to the Anglican St. Paul's Church. The cemetery was closed in 1844 and the Camp Hill Cemetery established for subsequent burials. The site steadily declined until the 1980s when it was restored and refurbished by the Old Burying Ground Foundation, which now maintains the site and employ tour guides to interpret the site in the summer. Ongoing restoration of the rare 18th-century grave markers continues. Over the decades some 12,000 people were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old Burying Ground (Brookline, Massachusetts)
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. The cemetery is part of the Brookline Town Green Historic District. Notable interments * Francis C. Barlow (1834–1896), Civil War general * Zabdiel Boylston (1679–1766), physician and surgeon * Amanda M. Edmond (1824–1862), poet * Barnas Sears Barnas Sears (November 19, 1802 – July 6, 1880) was an American educational theorist and Baptist theologian. Biography Sears graduated from Brown University in 1825 and from Newton Theological Institution in 1827. For a short time, he served a ... (1802–1880), President of Brown University References External links * * Burials and Inscriptions in the Walnut Street Cemetery of Brookline, Massachusetts* {{GNIS, 600968, Walnut Street Cemetery Buil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old Burying Ground (Cambridge, Massachusetts)
The Old Burying Ground, or Old Burial Ground, is a historic cemetery in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, located just outside in Harvard Square. The cemetery opened in 1635. Notable burials * Jonathan Belcher – colonial American merchant, businessman, and politician ( Governor of Massachusetts Bay) * Jonathan Remington – colonial American jurist (associate justice Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court) * Edmund Trowbridge – colonial American jurist (associate justice Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court) * Daniel Gookin – early settler and worker with Native Americans * Cicely – enslaved servant of a Harvard tutor (the oldest surviving gravestone of a Black person in the Americas) Several early Presidents of Harvard College are buried here including: * John Leverett the Younger – President of Harvard College 1708–24 * John Rogers – President of Harvard College 1682–84 Cato Stedman and Neptune Frost ''Neptune Frost'' is a 2021 science fiction romant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Myles Standish Burial Ground
The Myles Standish Burial Ground (also known as Old Burying Ground or Standish Cemetery) in Duxbury, Massachusetts is, according to the American Cemetery Association, the oldest maintained cemetery in the United States. The burying ground is the final resting place of several well-known Pilgrim (Plymouth Colony), Pilgrims who arrived on the ''Mayflower'' in 1620, including Captain Myles Standish. The site was the location of Duxbury's first meeting house. It was in use from approximately 1638 until 1789 at which point the cemetery was abandoned. It was reclaimed in 1887 by the Duxbury Rural and Historical Society, Duxbury Rural Society, generating a widespread interest in locating the resting place of Duxbury's most famous colonist, Myles Standish. After two exhumations in 1889 and 1891, it was generally agreed that Standish's remains had been located and a memorial was built over his gravesite. The Standish gravesite memorial is today the most prominent feature in the buryin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old Burying Ground (Littleton, Massachusetts)
The Old Burying Ground is a historic cemetery on King Street near the junction with White Street in Littleton, Massachusetts. Established in 1721, it was the town's first formal burying ground, and the only one for about one hundred years. The cemetery has 340 grave markers, dating from 1721 to 1909, although documentary evidence exists for more burials. It is a long, narrow strip of land, in which the graves are arrayed in a roughly rectilinear fashion, with older graves near the front and newer ones in the back. The cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002. See also * National Register of Historic Places listings in Middlesex County, Massachusetts This is a listing of places in Middlesex County in the U.S. state of Massachusetts that are listed in the National Register of Historic Places. With more than 1,300 listings, the county has more listings than any other county in the United Stat ... References External links Old Burying Groun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old Burying Ground (Stoneham, Massachusetts)
The Old Burying Ground is a historic cemetery on Pleasant and William Streets in Stoneham, Massachusetts. Established in 1726, it is the only surviving element of Stoneham's original town center, which also included a meeting house and school. It contains about 450 stones and fragments, with grave markers dating from 1728 to 1924. The stones were carved with motifs that were fairly typical of the period including urns, willows, cherubs, and winged death heads. The cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. See also *National Register of Historic Places listings in Stoneham, Massachusetts *National Register of Historic Places listings in Middlesex County, Massachusetts This is a listing of places in Middlesex County in the U.S. state of Massachusetts that are listed in the National Register of Historic Places. With more than 1,300 listings, the county has more listings than any other county in the United Stat ... References External links ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old Scots Burying Ground
The Old Scots Burying Ground is a historic cemetery located on Gordon's Corner Road in the Wickatunk section of Marlboro Township, in Monmouth County, New Jersey. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 15, 2001, for its significance in history and religion. With The Old Scots Burying Ground is about an acre in size, about 195 feet above sea level and dates back to 1685."Scottish Clans to Gather to Play Highland Games", Asbury Park Press, September 3, 1936, Page 21 The total number of burials at the cemetery is not precisely known, suggested by Symms, "There are a large number of graves in Old Scots yard without any inscribed stones".Symmes, Frank Rosebrook, History of Old Tennent Church, 1905, page 260 Some reports place the number as at least 100 known graves with most headstones of brown sandstone. However, more recent research using ground penetrating radar reported by the Old Tennent Church in 2001 has put the number of confirmed sites at about 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old Burying Ground (Beaufort, North Carolina)
Old Burying Ground is a historic cemetery located at Beaufort, Carteret County, North Carolina. It was established in 1724. There are approximately 200 stones from the pre-American Civil War era, approximately 45 from the war period, about 150 from 1865 to 1900, and a few 20th-century markers. Notable burials include Otway Burns, a naval hero in the War of 1812, and Colonel William Thompson, commander of the Carteret County Regiment during the American Revolution.Dead Link/ref> It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ... in 1974. References External links * {{National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina Cemeteries on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina 1724 establishments i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
