Historic Gravesites

One of the first stops along the route is this historic grave yard.   Grave sites for several statesmen and other individuals of notority can be viewed here.  Among them are Paul Revere, Samual Adams, and, believe it or not, Mother Goose!

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This plaque, at the entrance to the site, lists some of the statesmen and other individuals buried at the site.

If you zoom in you can read the names of some of the individuals.

 

This is the site of Paul Revere.

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The grave site of Mary 'Mother' Goose.

 

Headstone marking the remains of some of the victims of the Boston Massacre.

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Three of the signers of the Declaration of Independence are buried here.

In addition to Samuel Adams, you'll find Robert Paine and John Hancock.

 

Take a close look at the symbology on this headstone.  This design was quite pervasive.

How morbid looking!

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