Harmony Grove Cemetery, Salem
- Address: 30 Grove St
- Vicinity: S of Tremont St
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1839/10/00 | Alexander Wadsworth, landscape architect | Landscape Architect | Burial plots are offered for sale at Harmony Grove Cemetery in Salem. Alexander Wadsworth surveys the land for Francis Peabody's naturalistic, contoured design. | |||
| 1840/06/00 | Col Francis Peabody | Landscape Architect | Harmony Grove Cemetery, a picturesque burial ground in the style of the English and French rural cemeteries, is opens. The gothic revival caretaker cottage is completed. | |||
| 1845/00/00 | Thomas Gardner, Old Planter | In Memoriam | In the 1840s, Thomas Gardner's remains are moved to Harmony Grove Cemetery in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts. | |||
| 1870/02/08 | George Peabody | In Memoriam | On a cold stormy day, George Peabody is laid to rest in Harmony Grove Cemetery. Mourners include the Governor of Massachusetts, the Lt Governor, federal and state judges, Governor's Council members and mayors of Salem, Portland, Baltimore and Boston. | George Peabody's Funeral | ||
| 1870/02/08 | Prince Arthur of England, Queen Victoria's son, attends George Peabody's obsequies. | George Peabody's Funeral | ||||
| 1904/00/00 | The gothic style Blake Chapel is built of Cape Ann granite. |
| Particulars for Harmony Grove Cemetery, Salem: | |
|---|---|
| Historic Use | Cemetery |
| Historic Use | Chapel |
| Historic Use | Graves, burials |
| Area of Significance | Landscape Architecture |
| Landscape Style | Rural Cemetery |
| Sight Category | Site |
| Work | Type | AsNotedIn | Creator | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Graveyard Rats (short story) | Short Story | Henry Kuttner | Wagging their gray heads wisely, the elders declared that there were worse things than rats and maggots crawling in the unhallowed earth of the ancient Salem cemeteries. |
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