Granary Burying Ground

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Granary Burying Ground is a historic 17th-century cemetery in downtown Boston, Massachusetts, known as the resting place of several prominent figures of the American Revolution, including Paul Revere.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf burial ground
historic cemetery
tourist attraction
alsoKnownAs Granary Burial Ground
associatedWithEvent American Revolution
Boston Massacre
burialPlaceOf Benjamin Franklin’s parents
Crispus Attucks
James Otis Jr.
John Hancock
Mary Goose (often associated with Mother Goose legend)
Paul Revere
Peter Faneuil
Robert Treat Paine
Samuel Adams
victims of the Boston Massacre
centuryEstablished 17th century
country United States
eraOfMostBurials 17th century
18th century
early 19th century
established 1660
hasFeature Adams family tomb
Boston Massacre victims’ monument
Hancock family tomb
John Hancock grave marker
Paul Revere grave marker
Revere family marker
Samuel Adams grave marker
obelisk monument to the Franklin family
slate headstones
table tombs
winged skull iconography
hasTourism guided tours
heritageType colonial-era cemetery
isOneOf oldest surviving cemeteries in Boston
locatedIn Boston
Boston Common area
Massachusetts
downtown Boston
locatedOn Tremont Street
maintainedBy City of Boston Parks and Recreation Department
namedAfter a 18th-century town granary that once stood nearby
numberOfGraves over 2300 markers
openToPublic yes
ownedBy City of Boston
partOf Freedom Trail
precededBy King's Chapel Burying Ground as Boston's first cemetery
significance important site on Boston’s Freedom Trail
resting place of many American Revolution figures


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