Point of interest
King's Chapel Burying Ground
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Tips from locals
Misha
July 6, 2017
Historic Unitarian Christian church founded in 1686 with daily crypt & bell tower tours.
Julia
April 7, 2018
On the Freedom Trail, several famous American icons buried within
Maverick
February 4, 2020
King's Chapel Burying Ground is a historic graveyard on Tremont Street, near its intersection with School Street in Boston, Massachusetts. It is the oldest graveyard in the city and is a site on the Freedom Trail. Despite its name, the graveyard pre-dates the adjacent King's Chapel; it is not affiliated to that or any other church. King's Chapel Burying Ground was founded in 1630 as the first graveyard in the city of Boston. According to custom, the first interment was that of the land's original owner, Isaac Johnson. It was Boston's only burial site for 30 years. After being unable to locate land elsewhere, in 1686, the local Anglican congregation was allotted land in the graveyard to build King's Chapel. Today there are 505 headstones and 59 footstones remaining from the more than one thousand people buried in the small space since its inception. There are also 78 tombs, of which 36 have markers. This includes the large vault, built as a charnel house, which was converted into a tomb for children's remains in 1833. The earliest tombs are scattered among the grave markers. Most are in tabletop form.
King's Chapel Burying Ground is a historic graveyard on Tremont Street, near its intersection with School Street in Boston, Massachusetts. It is the oldest graveyard in the city and is a site on the Freedom Trail. Despite its name, the graveyard pre-dates the adjacent King's Chapel; it is not affili…
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Location
40 Tremont St
Boston, MA
Downtown