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PLACES TO REMEMBER PLACES TO ENJOY A - - 1 ' Boston'sEvergreen, Fairview andMt. HopeCemeteries OBSERVING Whileyou'revisitingaurcemeter- iesyoumayseethefollowingbirds NATURE and animals: greatblueheron • ring-neckedpheasant • cedar waxwing • red-tailedhawk• great hornedowl • skunk• raccoon • paintedturtle • salamander•bull frog• cottontailrabbit • brownbat • gartersnake • milk snake • toad Thethreeprimarystones usedin memorial carvingare: marble • granite • slate Someofthemoreunusualtreesin our cemeteriesinclude: weeping beech• dogwood •yellowbirch • pig-nuthickory• tamarack • magnolia •tuliptree BE AN Thesegrounds aresacredand fragile. Please... ANGEL No GravestoneRubbing No SittingorLeaning onGravestones NoAlcoholicBeverages NoDogs NoLittering BE A IfyouenjoyvisitingBoston's cemeteries, perhapsyou'denjoy FRIEND helpingthecitypreserve,maintain andpromotethem. Financial aid andorganizational supportis availabletoyou andyourneigh- bors ifyouwouldliketo form a FriendsofMt. Hope, Friendsof Evergreen, orFriends ofFairview group. ContactKathyKottaridis attheParksandRecreationDepart- ment at 1010MassachusettsAve. Boston02118 orphone725-4505. Engravingcourtesyof BrooklynHistoricalSociety. ANOTHER Visitinga cemeteryis sometimes reservedforsolemnoccasionsbut, ERA OF today, open spaceis at apremium BOSTON inoururbancentersandBoston's garden-stylecemeteriesprovide irresistiblegreenspacewhereresi- dents also go to learn, reflect andenjoy. , The Boston Parks and Recreation Department,which manages 19 historic and active cemeteries, invitesresidentsto visit. Hereyouwill discoverart- fullycraftedmonumentswith.abit ofhistoryinscribed.Diverseplant andbirdlifethrives. Maturetrees andtended grassinvite aleisurely strollandwethinkalmost every citydwellerwillfindtheappealin these serenelybeautifulsettings. Ifyouhaven'tvisitedoneof — the city's cemeteries especially EvergreeninBrighton, Fairview in Hyde Park or Mt. Hope in Mattapan—pleasedo.Thegates areopendailyfrom9am'tildusk. Nature andhistorywalksfor groupsmaybe arrangedbycall- ing the Boston Park Rangers at522-2639. LawrenceA. Dwyer,Commissioner BostonParksandRecreation Department MOUNT HOPE In 1901,we aretoldbyan annual reportofthe cemetery department,Mt.HopeCemeteryinterred 1,766bodies. 90,000plantswere raised inits greenhouses and43 workerstendedtoits upkeep. Today, itis a considerablyquieter place. Broadlawnareaswhichappear unused areactuallypaupers fields—theunmarkedgravesites ofthe city'sindigent. M Location WalkHillAvenue offAmericanLegionHighway, Mattapan. Established 1851 Acres 125 MapAvailable atofficeon site ImportantMemorials Veterans, Elks, BostonPolice, CivilWar, Masons, Odd Fellows Environment rollinglandscape withtwoponds Points ofInterest ChineseLot, Egyptian-styletomb, gravesiteof JohnE. Kelly, Irish Patriot EVERGREEN ThetownofBrighton (beforeit becamepartofBoston)purchased Evergreenin 1848fromtheAspin- wallfamilyfor$4,023.Thetown, whichhadgrownrichonslaughter- ing,wanted agarden-style ceme- terylikeCambridgehad estab- lishedinMt.Auburn.Sincepublic parks were not yet popular, . residentsusedtheirnewcemetery notonlyforksprimarypurpose, but alsoforpassiverecreation. Location Commonwealth Avenue adjacent to Boston College, Brighton Established 1848 Acres 13.88 MapAvailable atofficeon site ImportantMemorials Veterans, CivilWar Environment hillywithnarrow paths andlushgrounds • PointsofInterest beautiful rhododendron displayin season, prominentBrightonfamilies' plots, earlyCivilWarMemorial byGeorgeE Meacham. , FAIRVIEW Fairviewisthefinal resting place ofJames MonroeTrotter, theUS Army's firstblack commissioned officer; GeneralCarrington, an- Indianfighterandauthorofanoted bookonGeorgeWashington's militarystrategies; and someof — ¥&& the founders ofHyde Park Hippolitus Fiske andCharles Jenny. AlthoughtheAmerican impressionistpainterChilde Hassamwas from HydePark, heisnot buried here, but another accomplished localartist,John JosephEnneking, is. Location FairviewAvenueoff RiverStreet, HydePark Established 1892 Acres 44 MapAvailable at officeon site ImportantMemorials Veterans, Firefighters, CivilWar Environment veryhillyinspots abutstheNeponsetRiver PointsofInterest magnificent viewoftheBlueHills frompeak WPA ofCedarGroveRoad, stone retainingwalls CITY OF BenningtonStreet, 1838-EastBoston BunkerHill, 1807-Charlestown BOSTON Central, 1756—BostonCommon Copp'sHill, 1659-NorthEnd CEMETERIES DorchesterNorth,1634-Upham'sComer DorchesterSouth, 1814-LowerMills Eliot(EustisStreet), 1630-Roxbury EvergreenCemetery, 1848-Brighton FairviewCemetery, 1892-HydePark King'sChapel, 1630-Downtown Granary, 1660-Downtown Hawes/Union, 1816/41-SouthBoston MarketStreet, 1764-Brighton MountHopeCemetery,1851-Roslindale Phipp'sStreet, 1630-Charlestown SouthEnd, 1810-WashingtonStreet WalterStreet, 1711-Roslindale Westerly, 1683-WestRoxbury BrochuresaboutBoston'shistoric cemeteriesareavailableonrequest. bostonparks andrecreation RaymondL.Flynn,Mayor LawrenceA.Dwyer,Commissioner Printedon recycledpaper. i**» III (II H! :: Hi II .';!: II L £.