MA, USA
Central Burying Ground
Cemetery
Cemetery on Boston Common established in 1756. Contains graves of British soldiers and lesser-known colonists.
What Happened Here
Unlike Granary and King's Chapel, this cemetery has fewer famous occupants but represents the broader population of colonial and Revolutionary-era Boston.
Visiting Today
Address
Boston Common, Boylston Street entrance, Boston, MA 02116
Hours
Daily 9am-5pm
Admission
Free
Accessibility
Uneven ground.
Connected Events
May 1764
Faneuil Hall Town Meetings
Samuel Adams, John Adams
Aug 1765
Stamp Act Riots
Samuel Adams, Thomas Hutchinson
Aug 1765
Mar 1770
Boston Massacre
Crispus Attucks, Captain Thomas Preston, John Adams, Samuel Adams
Dec 1773
Old South Meeting House Assembly
Samuel Adams, John Adams, Thomas Hutchinson
Dec 1773
Boston Tea Party
Samuel Adams, George Robert Twelves Hewes
May 1774
General Gage Arrives as Military Governor
Thomas Hutchinson
Apr 1775
Jun 1775
Battle of Bunker Hill
Dr. Joseph Warren, General Sir William Howe
Dec 1775
Henry Knox's Artillery Train
Henry Knox