Old Burying Ground near Harvard Square, 1635

Opened circa 1635 this cemetery sits at the one of the earliest points in Massachusetts history, and indeed in the history of Harvard as well. It also has a wonderful memorial to those men who grabbed their muskets on April 19, 1775 and dashed off to stand up for their rights as free men.

 

Erected by the city

A. D. 1870

to the memory of

John Hicks

William Marcy

Moses Richardson

Buried here

Jason Russell

Jabez Wyman

Jason Wynship

Buried in Menotomy

Men of Cambridge

Who fell in defense of

the liberty of the people

April 19, 1775

O What a glorious morning is this!