Uncovering Boston's history

Founded in 1838, Bennington Street's physical layout and gravemarkers reflect the growth and diversity that has...

Bunker Hill is Charlestown's second municipal burial place (the first was established on Phipps Street in 1630).

Dating from 1756, Central Burying Ground is located on Boston Common on Boylston Street near Tremont Street.

Copp's Hill is the final resting place of over 10,000 people.

The Dorchester North Burying Ground is Dorchester's earliest remaining landmark.

The founding of the cemetery in 1814 occurred on the eve of the Rural Cemetery Movement.

Eliot Burying Ground is the oldest burying ground in Roxbury.

The Granary Burying Ground was established in 1660.

This South Boston site combines two adjacent graveyards: Hawes Burying Ground and Union Cemetery.

King's Chapel was founded in 1630 at the time of the settlement of Boston.

The origins of the Market Street Burying Ground are closely linked to the founding of the town of Brighton.

The Phipps Street Burying Ground is one Boston's seven 17th-century burying grounds.

When the South End Burying Ground was opened in 1810, it was located on the narrow strip of marshland, Roxbury Neck...

Now called the Walter Street Burying Ground, this site is located on what is today known as Peters Hill.

In 1683, the town selectmen voted to establish a local burying place, now known as Westerly Burying Ground.