MA, USA
Old Burying Ground
Cemetery
Arlington's oldest cemetery, dating to 1732. Several militiamen killed on April 19, 1775, are buried here, including Jason Russell. The cemetery contains many 18th-century headstones with characteristic New England carvings. A monument honors the town's Revolutionary War dead.
Visiting Today
Address
Pleasant Street, Arlington, MA
Hours
Dawn to dusk
Admission
Free
Accessibility
Uneven terrain, grass and gravel paths
Connected Events
Apr 1775
Battle of Menotomy - Main Engagement
Benjamin Locke, Hugh Percy, 2nd Duke of Northumberland, Samuel Cook
Apr 1775
Apr 1775
Percy's Relief Column Reaches Menotomy
Hugh Percy, 2nd Duke of Northumberland
Apr 1775
Foot of the Rocks Ambush
Thomas Hadley, John Hicks
Apr 1775
Mother Batherick Captures British Soldiers
Experience "Mother" Batherick
Apr 1775
Jason Russell House Attack
Jason Russell, James Miller
Apr 1775
Menotomy Militia Muster on the Alarm
Benjamin Locke, Samuel Cook
Apr 1775
Samuel Whittemore's Stand
Samuel Whittemore
Apr 1775
Menotomy Casualties Tallied
Jason Russell