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Dorchester South Burying Ground

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76: 62: 897: 355: 101: 241:. It is a roughly 2-acre (0.81 ha) parcel on the west side of Dorchester Avenue, north of Dorchester Lower Mills. A paved roadway provides circulation around the perimeter of the property. There is some evidence that the cemetery was formally terraced, due to the sloping terrain, but there is no evidence of curbing that might have been used for this purpose. One of the cemetery's most prominent features is a line of granite tombs along the southern boundary. 909: 441: 886: 108: 83: 335: 524: 959: 832: 827: 822: 455: 520: 500: 495: 490: 460: 510: 480: 382: 262: 515: 505: 485: 465: 854: 475: 470: 859: 807: 687: 641: 574: 737: 712: 672: 600: 569: 548: 817: 753: 722: 677: 662: 657: 812: 717: 707: 610: 727: 702: 692: 667: 620: 605: 595: 579: 553: 763: 758: 732: 697: 682: 625: 615: 375: 789: 784: 889: 391: 368: 944: 339: 954: 779: 864: 430: 420: 75: 869: 144: 100: 901: 257: 939: 415: 48: 290: 245: 39: 238: 934: 949: 230: 128: 360: 61: 410: 425: 405: 295: 234: 132: 913: 354: 205: 928: 350: 237:. Established in 1814, it is the second oldest cemetery in Dorchester, after the 960:
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Dorchester South Burying Ground is located in Massachusetts
Dorchester South Burying Ground is located in the United States
Dorchester
Boston, Massachusetts
42°16′43″N 71°4′1″W / 42.27861°N 71.06694°W / 42.27861; -71.06694
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Dorchester
Boston, Massachusetts
North Burying Ground
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