King's Chapel Burying Ground

Burying ground dating to the 1600s

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Quick Facts

Location:

Tremont Street, Boston

Significance:

One of the oldest burying grounds in Boston.

Designation:

Freedom Trail Site

MANAGED BY:

City of Boston

The burying ground next to King's Chapel contains the remains of John Winthrop, the colony’s first governor, as well as the gravestone that inspired Nathaniel Hawthorne to write The Scarlet Letter.