Granary Burying Ground, Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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colonial-era burying ground historic cemetery tourist attraction

Granary Burying Ground in Boston is a historic colonial-era cemetery notable as the resting place of prominent American Revolution figures, including John Hancock, Samuel Adams, and Paul Revere.

Aliases (2)

Granary Burying Ground ×49
Granary Burying Ground, Boston ×2

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	colonial-era burying ground → historic cemetery → tourist attraction →
alsoKnownAs	Granary Burial Ground →
area	approximately 2 acres →
burialPlaceOf	Benjamin Franklin’s parents → Crispus Attucks → James Otis Jr. → John Hancock → Mary Goose → Paul Revere → Peter Faneuil → Robert Treat Paine → Samuel Adams → victims of the Boston Massacre →
country	United States →
established	1660 →
foundedInCentury	17th century →
hasFeature	brick pathways → interpretive signs → obelisks → slate headstones → table tombs →
hasMemorialFor	Benjamin Franklin → Boston Massacre victims → John Hancock → Paul Revere → Samuel Adams →
locatedIn	Boston → Boston, Massachusetts, United States → Massachusetts →
locatedInNeighborhood	Downtown Boston →
locatedOn	Tremont Street →
maintainedBy	City of Boston Parks and Recreation Department →
namedAfter	adjacent town granary →
NRHPType	contributing property →
numberOfBurials	over 5000 →
numberOfMarkers	approximately 2300 →
onRegister	National Register of Historic Places →
originalName	South Burying Ground →
ownedBy	City of Boston →
partOf	Boston National Historical Park (contextual association) → Freedom Trail →
significance	important site in American colonial history → one of Boston’s oldest cemeteries → resting place of many American Revolution figures →
usedFor	heritage tourism → historical education → public visitation →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Dorothy Quincy ("Granary Burying Ground, Boston") → John Hancock → Samuel Adams ("Granary Burying Ground, Boston") →	burialPlace