Old Burying Ground, Wakefield, Mass. , in autumn
Item
Title
Old Burying Ground, Wakefield, Mass. , in autumn
Description
Photos show various views of the Old Burying Ground on Church Street. The cemetery includes the earliest gravestones in Wakefield, from the late 17th century, although the majority of stones date from the 18th and 19th centuries. The last death date is 1926. There are approximately 600 stones in the burial ground. ;
Detailed entry in building survey, "The cultural resources of Wakefield", pD149
The cemetery is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as part of the Church-Lafayette Streets Historic District
Photos taken at noon on Sunday, October 21, 2007
Contributor
Institution: Lucius Beebe Memorial Library
Coverage
Massachusetts--Middlesex (county)--Wakefield
Creator
Klapes, Jeffrey M., 1964-
Date
10-21-2007
Format
image/jpeg
Publisher
[Wakefield, Mass. : The author]
Subject
Sepulchral monuments
Tombs
Old Burying Ground (Wakefield, Mass.)
Cemeteries
Type
still image
Photographs
Original Format
4 photographs : digital, JPEG file, color