Granary Burying Ground
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The Granary Burying Ground in Massachusetts is the city of Boston's third-oldest cemetery, founded in 1660 and located on Tremont Street. It is the burial location of Revolutionary War-era patriots, i
Granary Burying Ground
The headstone for Andrew Neil and family is dated 1666, making it the earliest dated marker in the graveyard.
The entrance to the Granary Burying Ground as it appeared circa 1881 with the European Elms present
Granary Burying Ground with Suffolk Law School across the street, 2008
Crispus Attucks
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Crispus Attucks was an American whaler, sailor, and stevedore of African American and Native American descent who is traditionally regarded as the first person killed in the Boston massacre, and as a
Speculative portrait of what Attucks might have looked like.
This 19th-century lithograph is a variation of the famous engraving of the Boston massacre by Paul Revere. Produced soon before the American Civil War and long after the event depicted, this image emphasizes Crispus Attucks, who had become a symbol for abolitionists. (John Bufford after William L. Champey, c. 1856)
Crispus Attucks' grave in the Granary Burying Ground
Crispus Attucks Middle School, Sunnyside, Houston, Texas