The Dorchester South Burying Ground is a historic
graveyard
A cemetery, burial ground, gravesite or graveyard is a place where the remains of dead people are buried or otherwise interred. The word ''cemetery'' (from Greek , "sleeping place") implies that the land is specifically designated as a buri ...
on Dorchester Avenue in the
Dorchester neighborhood of
Boston, Massachusetts. Established in 1814, it is the second oldest cemetery in Dorchester, after the
North Burying Ground. It is a roughly parcel on the west side of Dorchester Avenue, north of Dorchester Lower Mills. A paved roadway provides circulation around the perimeter of the property. There is some evidence that the cemetery was formally terraced, due to the sloping terrain, but there is no evidence of curbing that might have been used for this purpose. One of the cemetery's most prominent features is a line of granite tombs along the southern boundary.
The cemetery 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 2014.
See also
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List of cemeteries in Boston, Massachusetts
List of cemeteries in Boston includes currently operating, historical (closed for new interments), and defunct (graves abandoned or removed) cemeteries, columbaria, and mausolea which are historical and/or notable. It does not include pet cemete ...
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{{National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts
Cemeteries in Boston
Landmarks in Dorchester, Boston
Historic districts in Suffolk County, Massachusetts
Dorchester, Boston
National Register of Historic Places in Boston
Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts