Old Burying Ground (Brookline, Massachusetts)

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Old Burying Ground
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Old Burying Ground (Brookline, Massachusetts)
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Established1717
Location
Brookline, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°19′38″N71°07′40″W / 42.3273152°N 71.1278223°W / 42.3273152; -71.1278223
Size1.54 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. [1] 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. [2] The cemetery is part of the Brookline Town Green Historic District.

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The cemetery remains open to visitors but is no longer active, with the last burial occurring in 1995. [1]

Notable interments

References

  1. 1 2 "Old Burying Ground". Brookline, MA. Retrieved 2025-05-07.
  2. ↑ "Walnut Street Cemetery". Obg.aboutbrookline.com. Retrieved 2015-05-04.
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