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    What is the name of Boston's oldest cemetery?

    Question #117191. Asked by serpa. (Aug 31 10 11:53 AM)


    MiCharlie124

    		Founded in 1630, the King's Chapel Burying Grounds is the oldest cemetery in Boston, and was for 30 years the only one. The most famous headstone belongs to Joseph Tapping and is close to the Tremane Street entrance; it shows Father Time giving chase to a cavorting skeleton. King's Chapel also features the 18th-century headstone of Elizabeth Paine, emblazoned with a large letter "A," said to have been the inspiration for Nathanial Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter.

    http://atlasobscura.com/place/bostons-old-burying-grounds

    Aug 31 10, 12:15 PM

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