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Tiptoe Through the Tombstones: Old Hill Burying Ground

  • Museum of Old Newbury 98 High Street Newburyport, MA 01950 United States (map)

Directions: Meet at Greenleaf St. entrance.

Wander through Newburyport’s historic 1730 Old Hill Burying Ground with noted author and historian Ghlee Woodworth, a 12th generation Newburyport native. Meet Revolutionary War heroes, captains and merchants of Old Newbury, and even a “cool, cool cat” in a stroll around this hilly graveyard. From some of the most ornate early tombstone decoration in New England to the mausoleums of Newburyport’s leading families, Old Hill Burying Ground looks down on the city from its perch above Bartlet Mall.

$15 adults

$10 Museum of Old Newbury members