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MA, USA

Old Burying Ground

Cemetery

Cambridge's first cemetery, established in 1635. Several Revolutionary War soldiers rest here, including two African American soldiers of the Continental Army. Harvard presidents and early settlers also lie in this compact graveyard adjacent to Christ Church.

Visiting Today

Address

Garden Street at Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA

Hours

Dawn to dusk

Admission

Free

Accessibility

Uneven terrain, narrow paths

Connected Events

Jul 1775
Washington Takes Command of Continental Army

George Washington, Artemas Ward, Martha Washington

Jul 1775
Siege of Boston Command Operations

George Washington, Charles Lee, Horatio Gates, Joseph Reed, Samuel Osgood, Martha Washington

Jul 1775
Longfellow House Becomes Washington's Headquarters

George Washington, Martha Washington, Joseph Reed

Aug 1775
Continental Army Supply Crisis

George Washington, Martha Washington

Oct 1775
Council of War Debates Attack on Boston

George Washington, Major General Nathanael Greene, Israel Putnam, Martha Washington

Nov 1775
Knox Proposes Fort Ticonderoga Artillery Mission

Henry Knox, George Washington, Martha Washington

Dec 1775
Martha Washington Arrives at Headquarters

Martha Washington, George Washington

Dec 1775
Enlistment Crisis and Army Reorganization

George Washington, Martha Washington