Milton Cemetery is a historic
cemetery
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 ...
at 211 Centre Street in
Milton, Massachusetts
Milton is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States and an affluent suburb of Boston. The population was 28,630 at the 2020 census. Milton is the birthplace of former U.S. President George H. W. Bush, and architect Buckminster Fuller. ...
. Established in 1672, it is the town's only municipal burying ground. There are three distinct sections to its grounds: the original burying ground, a tract of which was in use between 1672 and 1854, a "new" section, laid out in 1854 in the
rural cemetery
A rural cemetery or garden cemetery is a style of cemetery that became popular in the United States and Europe in the mid-nineteenth century due to the overcrowding and health concerns of urban cemeteries. They were typically built one to five ...
style which was fashionable in the 19th century, and a "modern" section, established in 1945.
It was founded in 1672 and added to the
National Register of Historic Places
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in 2004. Among those interred in the cemetery are:
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Dennis Miller Bunker, American Impressionist Painter
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James A. Burke,
United States Representative
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from Massachusetts
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Elbie Fletcher
Elburt Preston Fletcher (March 18, 1916 – March 9, 1994) was a professional baseball first baseman. He played all or part of 12 seasons in Major League Baseball for the Boston Braves (1934–35) and Bees (1937–39), Pittsburgh Pirates (1939â ...
,
Major League Baseball
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player
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Edward A. Gisburne, United States Navy sailor and
Medal of Honor
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recipient
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Nathaniel Carl Goodwin, actor and
vaudevillian
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Howard Deering Johnson
Howard Deering Johnson (February 2, 1897 – June 20, 1972) was an American entrepreneur, businessman, and the founder of an American chain of restaurants and motels under one company of the same name, Howard Johnson's.
Early life
Howard Joh ...
, businessman and founder of the
Howard Johnson's
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restaurant and hotel chain
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Wendell Phillips
Wendell Phillips (November 29, 1811 – February 2, 1884) was an American abolitionist, advocate for Native Americans, orator, and attorney.
According to George Lewis Ruffin, a Black attorney, Phillips was seen by many Blacks as "the one whi ...
,
abolitionist
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The British ...
, advocate for
Native Americans, and orator
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Steve Trapilo, player in the
National Football League
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Paul H. Weinert, United States Army soldier and
Medal of Honor
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recipient
See also
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How to Find a Grave Milton Cemetery
References
External links
Milton, Massachusetts
Cemeteries on the National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts
Queen Anne architecture in Massachusetts
Gothic Revival architecture in Massachusetts
Cemeteries in Norfolk County, Massachusetts
National Register of Historic Places in Milton, Massachusetts
Rural cemeteries
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