Milton Cemetery | |
Location: | 211 Centre St., Milton, Massachusetts |
Coordinates: | 42.2617°N -71.0608°W |
Area: | 102acres |
Built: | 1672 |
Architect: | Mumford, William; et al. |
Architecture: | Queen Anne, Gothic Revival |
Added: | June 02, 2004 |
Refnum: | 04000537 |
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 102acres grounds: the original burying ground, a tract of 3acres 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.[1]
It was founded in 1672 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2004. Among those interred in the cemetery are: