Old Burial Ground — Attraction in Cambridge

Beautiful, historic cemetery, actually named "Old BURYING Ground", but Google denied my change request, despite the photo of the placard in front of the cemetery which clearly reads "Old Burying Ground"..... But they obviously don't understand the nuances of place names and the confusion it can cause geneology enthusiasts.... Anyway, this is a unique and historic burying ground with Graves dating to the 1600s. Many key figures from the early pilgrim/Puritan/European settlers of the Boston area are buried here, including some of Harvard's earliest graduates. The Episcopal church on the NW corner of the cemetery has records of the names of all who are buried here on file in their offices. They are kind...

It's such an amazing old cemetery. It's so amazing to see such old dates!!!!!! My youngest and middle daughter enjoyed reading the headstones. My oldest chose not to enter but read some...

This place is rather eerie to visit at night. As a historical place, it doesn't seem maintained or renovated. Perhaps that's by intention, but many of the gravestones have weathered away over...