Milton Cemetery is a historic cemetery at 211 Centre Street in Milton, Massachusetts. Established in 1672, it is the town's only municipal burying ground. There are three distinct sections to its 102-acre (41 ha) grounds: the original burying ground, a tract of 3 acres (1.2 ha) which was in use between 1672 and 1854, a "new" section, laid out in 1854 in the rural cemetery style which was fashionable in the 19th century, and a "modern" section, established in 1945.[2]
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| Location | 211 Centre St., Milton, Massachusetts |
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| Coordinates | 42°15′42″N 71°3′39″W / 42.26167°N 71.06083°W |
| Area | 102 acres (41 ha) |
| Built | 1672 |
| Architect | Mumford, William; et al. |
| Architectural style | Queen Anne, Gothic Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 04000537 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 02, 2004 |
It was founded in 1672 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2004. Among those interred in the cemetery are:
- Dennis Miller Bunker, American Impressionist Painter
- James A. Burke, United States Representative from Massachusetts
- Elbie Fletcher, Major League Baseball player
- Edward A. Gisburne, United States Navy sailor and Medal of Honor recipient
- Nathaniel Carl Goodwin, actor and vaudevillian
- Howard Deering Johnson, businessman and founder of the Howard Johnson's restaurant and hotel chain
- Wendell Phillips, abolitionist, advocate for Native Americans, and orator
- Steve Trapilo, player in the National Football League
- Paul H. Weinert, United States Army soldier and Medal of Honor recipient
See also
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edit- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for Milton Cemetery". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-05-24.
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