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New Haven Burying Ground/Grove Street Cemetery
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Tours 227 Grove St. New Haven, CT 06511
203-787-1443 www.grovestreetcemetery.org
Photo: Kindra Clineff
A National Historic Landmark, the cemetery was established in 1796, and is presumed to be the oldest in the nation with its type of grid layout and is the first chartered burial ground in the U.S. A brochure with a map identifying many of the eminent buried in the cemetery is available from the cemetery office, 8-3:30 p.m., daily. Free one-hour walking tours sponsored by the Friends of the Grove Street Cemetery take place Saturday at 11 a.m., and the 1st and 3rd Sunday at noon. May through November.
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