Copp's Hill Burying Ground

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Copp's Hill Burying Ground is a historic colonial-era cemetery in Boston, Massachusetts, notable for its prominent early American burials and inclusion on the city's Freedom Trail.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf burial ground
colonial-era cemetery
historic cemetery
tourist attraction
associatedWithEvent Siege of Boston
associatedWithTheme Puritan New England funerary art
early African American history in Boston
burialPlaceOf Cotton Mather
Increase Mather
Prince Hall
Robert Newman
many early Boston artisans and merchants
category 1650s establishments in Massachusetts Bay Colony
Cemeteries in Boston, Massachusetts
Protected areas of Boston, Massachusetts
city Boston, Massachusetts
surface form: Boston
coordinateSystem WGS84
surface form: World Geodetic System 1984 (WGS84)
country United States of America
surface form: United States
elevation on a hill overlooking Boston Harbor
era colonial America
established 1659
hasFeature family tombs
historic pathways
slate gravestones
winged skull and death's head iconography on stones
hasView Bunker Hill area
Charlestown, Massachusetts Bay Colony
surface form: Charlestown
heritageDesignation Boston Landmark
inception 1659
locatedNear Boston Harbor
Old North Church
location Boston, Massachusetts
North End, Boston
maintainedBy Boston Parks and Recreation Department
surface form: City of Boston Parks and Recreation Department
namedAfter William Copp
onRoute Freedom Trail
surface form: Freedom Trail walking tour
openToPublic yes
ownedBy Boston, Massachusetts
surface form: City of Boston
partOf Freedom Trail
surface form: Boston Freedom Trail
publicAccess daytime hours
significance important colonial-era burial site
one of the oldest cemeteries in Boston
site associated with the American Revolution
state Massachusetts
touristAttraction yes
usedBy British troops as an artillery position during the Siege of Boston
usedDuring American Revolutionary War

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North End, Boston contains Copp's Hill Burying Ground
Freedom Trail hasSite Copp's Hill Burying Ground
Christ Church locatedNear Copp's Hill Burying Ground