Milton Cemetery

History

Milton Cemetery is a historic cemetery at 211 Centre Street in Milton, Massachusetts. Established in 1672, it is the town's only municipal burying ground. There are three distinct sections to its 102-acre (41 ha) grounds: the original burying ground, a tract of 3 acres (1.2 ha) which was in use between 1672 and 1854, a "new" section, laid out in 1854 in the rural cemetery style which was fashionable in the 19th century, and a "modern" section, established in 1945.

It was founded in 1672 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2004. Among those interred in the cemetery are:

Dennis Miller Bunker, American Impressionist Painter

James A. Burke, United States Representative from Massachusetts

Elbie Fletcher, Major League Baseball player

Edward A. Gisburne, United States Navy sailor and Medal of Honor recipient

Nathaniel Carl Goodwin, actor and vaudevillian

Howard Deering Johnson, businessman and founder of the Howard Johnson's restaurant and hotel chain

Ann Terry Greene Phillips, abolitionist and wife of Wendell Phillips

Wendell Phillips, abolitionist, advocate for Native Americans, and orator

Steve Trapilo, player in the National Football League

Paul H. Weinert, United States Army soldier and Medal of Honor recipient

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