Milton Cemetery

Milton Cemetery is a historic cemetery at 211 Centre Street in Milton, Massachusetts. Established in 1672, it is the town's only municipal burying ground. There are three distinct sections to its 102-acre (41 ha) grounds: the original burying ground, a tract of 3 acres (1.2 ha) which was in use between 1672 and 1854, a "new" section, laid out in 1854 in the rural cemetery style which was fashionable in the 19th century, and a "modern" section, established in 1945.^[2]

Milton Cemetery
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	211 Centre St., Milton, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42°15′42″N 71°3′39″W
Area	102 acres (41 ha)
Built	1672
Architect	Mumford, William; et al.
Architectural style	Queen Anne, Gothic Revival
NRHP reference No.	04000537 [1]
Added to NRHP	June 02, 2004

It was founded in 1672 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2004. Among those interred in the cemetery are:

• Dennis Miller Bunker, American Impressionist Painter
• James A. Burke, United States Representative from Massachusetts
• Elbie Fletcher, Major League Baseball player
• Edward A. Gisburne, United States Navy sailor and Medal of Honor recipient
• Nathaniel Carl Goodwin, actor and vaudevillian
• Howard Deering Johnson, businessman and founder of the Howard Johnson's restaurant and hotel chain
• Wendell Phillips, abolitionist, advocate for Native Americans, and orator
• Steve Trapilo, player in the National Football League
• Paul H. Weinert, United States Army soldier and Medal of Honor recipient

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Milton, Massachusetts

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
2. "NRHP nomination for Milton Cemetery". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-05-24.

External links

• Milton Cemetery at Find a Grave
• Visit Milton Cemetery