The oldest gravestones are from the early 1700s and are of the text-only fieldstone variety. The newest are from the early 1900s. The cemetery has a nice variety of slate gravestones from many local gravestone carvers. There are many different styles represented, from winged skulls to urn and willow.

Mountain View Cemetery in Shrewsbury, MA

New England has some of the oldest established burying grounds in the United States. All of them are unique and have their own certain charm, and my favorites change all the time. I've never been in one that didn't like! A reenactor in Ye Old Burying Ground in Lexington, MA Ye Old Burying Ground -- Lexington, MA Lexington’s oldest burial ground was established in 1690. It saw regular use through the 1800s, and even has some interments in the 20th century. Many Revolutionary W