Old Burying Ground, Wakefield, Mass.

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Title

Old Burying Ground, Wakefield, Mass.

Subject

Sepulchral monuments -- Massachusetts -- Wakefield -- Pictorial works; Tombs -- Massachusetts; Old Burying Ground (Wakefield, Mass.);Cemeteries -- Massachusetts -- Wakefield -- Pictorial works.
Wakefield (Mass.) -- Pictorial works.

Description

The cemetery is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as part of the Church-Lafayette Streets Historic District.;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. Photos taken at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, September 23, 2007.;Detailed entry in building survey, "The cultural resources of Wakefield", pD149.

Creator

Klapes, Jeffrey M., 1964-

Publisher

Wakefield, Mass. : The author,

Date

2007

Coverage

Wakefield (Mass.) -- Pictorial works.

Files

Citation

Klapes, Jeffrey M., 1964-, “Old Burying Ground, Wakefield, Mass.,” Digital Commonwealth , accessed June 19, 2013, http://digitalcommonwealth.org/items/show/7141.

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