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Established | 1717 |
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Coordinates | 42°19′38″N71°07′40″W / 42.3273152°N 71.1278223°W Coordinates: 42°19′38″N71°07′40″W / 42.3273152°N 71.1278223°W |
Size | 1.54 acres |
No. of interments | >1,300 |
Website | Official website |
Find a Grave | Old Burying Ground |
The Political Graveyard | Old Burying Ground |
The Old Burying Ground, also known as Walnut Street Cemetery, was the first cemetery established in Brookline, Massachusetts, in 1717. It was the town's only cemetery for 140 years until the establishment of the Holyhood Cemetery in 1857, and the Walnut Hills Cemetery in 1875. [1] The cemetery is part of the Brookline Town Green Historic District.
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Daniel Tyler Jr. was a Massachusetts political figure who served as Chairman of the Republican State Committee from 1950 to 1953, the Massachusetts State Housing Board from 1953 to 1957, and the Massachusetts Transit Authority from 1961 to 1963. He was also a delegate to the 1952 Republican National Convention from Massachusetts and a member of the Brookline, Massachusetts Board of Selectmen.
Walnut Hills Cemetery may refer to:
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