Copp's Hill Burial Ground
- Also Known As: North Burying Place
Copp's Hill Burial Ground was the site of a British Army artillery position during the Battle of Bunker Hill and the largest Colonial Era cemetery in Boston, Massachusetts. - AsNotedIn
Copp's Hill Burial Ground was the site of a British Army artillery position during the Battle of Bunker Hill and the largest Colonial Era cemetery in Boston, Massachusetts. - AsNotedIn
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1659/00/00 | Copp's Hill Burying Ground is established. | |||||
| 1723/08/23 | Rev Increase Mather | Died | Increase Mather passes away in Boston, MA. He is buried at Copp's Hill Burying Ground. | |||
| 1728/02/13 | Rev Cotton Mather | Died | Cotton Mather dies in Boston, MA. He is buried at Copp's Hill Burying Ground. | |||
| 1774/01/13 | Shem Drowne | Died | Shem Drowne dies at aged 90 in Boston, Massachusetts. Mr Drowne's final resting place is Copp's Hill Burying Ground in the North End of Boston. | |||
| 1775/06/17 | British Army regulars shell Breed's Hill and Charlestown from North Battery during the Battle of Bunker Hill. | Battle of Bunker Hill | ||||
| 1804/05/26 | Robert Newman (sexton) | Died | Robert Newman commits suicide. He is buried at Copp's Hill Burying Ground in Boston. | |||
| 1813/02/14 | Rev John Eliot (New North Church) | Died | Reverend John Eliot dies in Boston, Massachusetts. He is buried at Copp's Hill Burying Ground. | |||
| 1829/00/00 | Amos Lincoln | Died | Amos Lincoln dies at about age 75 in Quincy, Massachusetts. Mr Lincoln is buried at Copps Hill Burial Ground in Boston, Massachusetts. |
| Particulars for Copp's Hill Burial Ground: | |
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| Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
| Area of Significance | Art |
| Historic Use | Battle site |
| Historic Use | Cemetery |
| Criteria | Historic Event |
| Area of Significance | Landscape Architecture |
| Area of Significance | Military |
| Historic Use | Parking lot |
| Area of Significance | Religion |
| Sight Category | Site |
| Area of Significance | Social History |
| Work | Type | AsNotedIn | Creator | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pickman's Model (short story) | Short Story | H P Lovecraft | Copp's Hill Burying Ground, which could not be many blocks away from this very house, was a favourite scene. |
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