Walter Street Burying Ground

Established in 1711 in Roxbury, MA by the Second Church of Christ, Roxbury. Although the burying ground still remains, the church and parsonage have long been demolished. The burying grounds are located on what is today known as Peter's Hill, within the Harvard Arnold Arboretum. This 0.81-acre burying ground contains the graves of early settlers and a single large tomb for Revolutionary soldiers. These soldiers were stationed at the nearby Loring-Greenough House, which was later converted into a hospital when many of the men became ill from smallpox. The soldiers were buried in the house's garden. In 1867 their remains were moved to Walter Street Burying Ground for a proper burial. During the widening of Walter Street in 1902, the remains of 28 bodies were discovered and subsequently transferred to Mount Hope Cemetery, Boston.