Granary Burial Ground

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Granary Burial Ground is a historic 17th-century cemetery in downtown Boston, Massachusetts, known as the resting place of many prominent figures from the American Revolutionary era.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf burial ground
historic cemetery
tourist attraction
adjacentTo Boston Common
Park Street Church
burialPlaceOf Benjamin Franklin’s parents
Crispus Attucks memorialized
James Otis Jr.
John Hancock
Paul Revere
Robert Treat Paine
Samuel Adams
century 17th century
city Boston, Massachusetts
surface form: Boston
coordinates approx. 42.357°N 71.062°W
country United States of America
surface form: United States
establishedIn 1660
hasApproximateNumberOfGraves over 2000
hasFeature Boston Massacre victims’ monument
surface form: Boston Massacre victims’ memorial

Copp's Hill Burying Ground
surface form: Paul Revere’s grave marker

obelisk monument to Benjamin Franklin’s parents
tomb of John Hancock
tomb of Samuel Adams
hasIconography cherubs and urn-and-willow designs
winged skull motifs
hasMaterial granite monuments
sandstone markers
slate gravestones
hasOldestGravestonesFrom 1660s
hasStyle colonial-era funerary art
heritageStatus listed on the National Register of Historic Places
knownFor graves of American Revolutionary era figures
historic tombstones and monuments
locatedIn Downtown Boston
surface form: Boston’s Tremont Street area

downtown Boston
location Boston, Massachusetts
surface form: Boston

Massachusetts
managedBy Boston, Massachusetts
surface form: City of Boston
namedAfter town granary that once stood nearby
NRHPType contributing property to a historic district
openToPublic true
ownedBy Boston, Massachusetts
surface form: City of Boston
partOf Freedom Trail
region New England
significance important site of American Revolutionary history
state Massachusetts
touristVisitsPerYear hundreds of thousands
usedFor burials from 17th to 19th centuries

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Granary Burying Ground alsoKnownAs Granary Burial Ground