Dorchester North Burying Ground facts for kids
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Dorchester North Burying Ground
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| Location | Boston, Massachusetts |
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| Built | 1633 |
| NRHP reference No. | 74000915 |
| Added to NRHP | April 18, 1974 |
The Dorchester North Burying Ground is a very old and important graveyard in the Dorchester part of Boston, Massachusetts. It's also known as the "First Burying Ground in Dorchester." You can find it where Stoughton Street and Columbia Road meet.
This special place was started way back in 1634. That makes it nearly 400 years old! It's a historic site where many of Dorchester's first settlers were buried.
Because of its long history, the burying ground was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. This means it's recognized as an important place for the whole country. In 1981, it was also named a Boston Landmark, showing its importance to the city of Boston.
A concrete wall surrounds the burying ground today. Parts of this wall have iron fences along Columbia Road. These fences replaced an older, fancy iron and granite fence from the 1800s. The original gates are still there and let people enter. Large bronze plaques were put up by the city in 1883 to mark these gates. Inside, there are more than 1,200 gravestones, many belonging to the very first people who lived in Dorchester.
Who is Buried Here?
Many important people from Dorchester's early days are buried in this historic ground. Their stories are part of the area's rich past.
- Humphrey Atherton
- Henry N. Blake
- Richard Mather
- William Stoughton
- William Tailer
