The idea was that the cemetery would sell burial plots, and the money from the sales would be used to fund an experimental garden. The land that became Mount Auburn Cemetery was sold to the ...

Less than 20 years later, enough plots were sold to make it official. In 1831, Mount Auburn Cemetery was consecrated. Horticulturists ensured native plants thrived in the space, planting specimen ...

Host Roberto Mighty visits National Historic Landmark Mount Auburn Cemetery. Mount Auburn Cemetery ... goes on in just one of these small garden plots. - We are at Willow Pond, right in the ...

Mt. Auburn Cemetery — a National Historic Landmark founded in 1831 — has a $10 million budget for the current fiscal year ending in March. Much of that funding comes from a plot sale endowment ...

A view of Mount Auburn Cemetery ... Legislature passed the Rural Cemetery Act, allowing for the presence of commercial cemeteries (as opposed to family-owned plots or church burial grounds ...

Neal is a graduate of Boston University. The cemetery that borders Cambridge and Watertown was founded in 1831 and is a National Historic Landmark. In the middle of the cemetery is Washington ...

Admission is free. You'll find the cemetery located on Mount Auburn Street, just off Storrow Drive. Restrooms, water fountains and bike racks are available on the grounds. Parking is available on ...