Old Burial Hill (Marblehead, Massachusetts)

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Old Burial Hill
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Old Burial Hill (Marblehead, Massachusetts)
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Established1638
Location
Marblehead, MA
TypeCemetery
No. of graves1000 approx.
Cenotaph of Wilmot Redd (1692), victim of Salem Witch Trials Cenotaph of Wilmot Redd (1692).jpg
Cenotaph of Wilmot Redd (1692), victim of Salem Witch Trials

Old Burial Hill is a historic cemetery in Marblehead, Massachusetts. It is located on the high ground between Marblehead's colonial-era residential and retail district, called "Downtown" by longtime residents and "Old Town" by others, and the Barnegat neighborhood that stretches from Little Harbor to Doliber's Cove, and is accessible via a walkway at Redd's Pond and a stairway at the intersection of Orne and Pond streets. It was the location of Marblehead's First Meeting House built around 1638. [1] Old Burial Hill features scenic vistas of Marblehead Harbor and Salem Sound.

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The burying ground was founded in 1638 and contains many historic Puritan gravestones featuring diverse stone carving artwork from the seventeenth century. The burial ground also contains a commemorative headstone of Wilmot Redd, victim of the 1692 Salem Witch Trials. [2] It is referenced briefly in the horror author H.P Lovecraft's short-story, "The Festival".

It was the setting of the daytime cemetery scenes in Disney's 1993 Halloween comedy-drama film Hocus Pocus . Select scenes for the film The Good Son (1993) were also filmed here.

Grave of Susanna Jayne (1776), unique stonework Grave of Susanna Jayne (1776).jpg
Grave of Susanna Jayne (1776), unique stonework
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Old Burial Hill
Puritan ministers' graves on Old Burial Hill Old Burial Hill in Marblehead Massachusetts.jpg
Puritan ministers’ graves on Old Burial Hill
The First Meeting House (1638), located at an unknown location on Old Burial Hill, demolished by 1695. Marblehead First Meeting House.jpg
The First Meeting House (1638), located at an unknown location on Old Burial Hill, demolished by 1695.

Notable burials and cenotaphs

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References

  1. Under the Golden Cod : a shared history of the Old North Church and the town of Marblehead, Massachusetts, 1635-1985. Old North Church.th Anniversary Book Committee. Canaan, N.H.: Phoenix Pub. 1984. ISBN   0-914659-05-7. OCLC   10725026.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  2. Del Giudice, Rebecca (2024). "A Sad Condition: Wilmot Redd and the Salem Witch Trials".
  3. Blander, Leigh (September 19, 2022). "Honoring Agnes: Special dedication on Old Burial Hill for enslaved woman" . Retrieved November 17, 2024.