King's Chapel Burying Ground
- King's Chapel Burying Ground
King's Chapel Burying Ground is a historic cemetery at King's Chapel on Tremont Street in Boston, Massachusetts and is the oldest cemetery in the city.
The burying ground was founded in 1630 as the first cemetery in the city of Boston. After being unable to locate land elsewhere, the local Anglican congregation was allotted land in the cemetery in 1686. The burying ground is the site of the graves of many historical figures. It was Boston's only burial site for 30 years, and is a stop on the Freedom Trail.
Notable burials
* John Winthrop, first Puritan governor of Massachusetts
* William Dawes (disputed[cite web]
url=http://www.boston.com/news/globe/ideas/articles/2007/02/25/whos_buried_in_dawess_tomb/
title=Who's buried in Dawes's tomb?
first=Ron
last=Fletcher
publisher=Boston Globe
date=2005-02-25] ), American Revolution hero
* Mary Chilton, Plymouth Pilgrim, first European woman to step ashore in New England
* William Emerson (father of Ralph Waldo Emerson)Image gallery
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