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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
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