Mount Hope Cemetery, Boston

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Mount Hope Cemetery is a historic cemetery in southern Boston, Massachusetts, between the neighborhoods of Roslindale and Mattapan. It was established in 1852 as a private cemetery and was acquired by Boston five years later. It was at first 85 acres (34 ha) in size; it was enlarged by the addition of 40 acres (16 ha) in 1929. Its main entrance is on Walk Hill Street, on the northern boundary. The cemetery's office building was designed by Boston architect James Mulcahy.

It is one of three active cemeteries administered by Boston's Cemetery Division.

Samuel A. B. Bragg was the superintendent in 1876.

See also: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Hope_Cemetery_(Boston)

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