Bennington Street Burying Ground
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Bennington Street Burying Ground | |
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View of the cemetery in 2009. | |
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| Location | East Boston, Massachusetts |
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| Coordinates | 42°22′52″N 71°1′15″W / 42.38111°N 71.02083°WCoordinates: 42°22′52″N 71°1′15″W / 42.38111°N 71.02083°W |
| Area | 3.6 acres (1.5 ha) |
| Built | 1838 |
| Governing body | Local |
| NRHP Reference # | 02000548[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 22, 2002 |
The Bennington Street Burying Ground is a historic cemetery on Bennington Street, between Swift St. and Harmony St., in East Boston, Massachusetts.
The cemetery was established in 1838.[2] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.[1]
The professional baseball player Red Woodhead was interred at the cemetery in 1881.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13.
- ↑ Lambert, David Allen (2002). A Guide to Massachusetts Cemeteries. New England Historic Genealogical Society. p. 27. ISBN 0880821345.
- ↑ "Red Woodhead Statistics and History". Baseball Reference. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
External links
- Profile at City of Boston
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