Rural Cemetery is located on 180 Grove Street in Worcester, Massachusetts. More than 13,000 people are buried at the cemetery, including congressmen, mayors, governors, and professional people.[1]
The cemetery was incorporated in 1838 on the quiet outskirts of town, at the suggestion of Edward D. Bangs in 1837 to serve as the town's cemetery, the older cemeteries having been neglected, overpopulated, or trampled by livestock. David Waldo donated rolling, treed land he purchased for $1400 in September 1837. It was located on the road leading to Holden from Worcester, which was previously owned by Judge Timothy Paine. The state legislature passed the bill and signed by Governor Edward Everett to incorporate the "Proprietors of Rural Cemetery in Worcester". A portion of the land was set aside for a garden and the design included shrubs, trees and "other rural ornaments".[2]
A key goal in the founding of the rural cemetery was to create an ongoing memorial to the people who had passed[3] in the trend established by "America's first garden cemetery" or "rural cemetery", Mount Auburn Cemetery which was founded in Massachusetts in 1831 with classical monuments set in a rolling landscaped terrain.[4]
It has been the care of all ages of the world, and of all nations of men, to mark with tokens of affection and respect, the disposition of the remains of the dead.
— Levi Lincoln, Massachusetts Governor at the dedication ceremony.[3]
By the 1860s rural cemeteries could be found on the outskirts of cities and smaller towns across the country.[5]
It was originally situated on 24 acres, and is now 40 acres in area.[6]
Notable intermentsedit
Charles Allen (1797–1869), United States House of Representatives
George Bancroft (1800–1891), U.S. Secretary of the Navy, historian
^Mildred McClary Tymeson. Rural retrospect: a parallel history of Worcester and its Rural Cemetery. 2015-11-17 at the Wayback Machine Worcester: Albert W. Rice. 1956. pp. ix–x.
^Mildred McClary Tymeson. Rural retrospect: a parallel history of Worcester and its Rural Cemetery. 2015-11-17 at the Wayback Machine Worcester: Albert W. Rice. 1956. pp. 28–33.
^ abMark S. Schantz. Awaiting the Heavenly Country: The Civil War and America's Culture of Death. Cornell University Press; 2013. ISBN0-8014-5801-3. p. 77.
^Bainbridge Bunting and Robert H. Nylander. Old Cambridge. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Cambridge Historical Commission. 1973. ISBN0-262-53014-7. p. 69.
^Marilyn Yalom (2008), The American Resting Place: Four Hundred Years of History Through Our Cemeteries and Burial Grounds, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, ISBN978-0-618-62427-0, p. 46
^Blanche M. G. Linden. Silent City on a Hill: Picturesque Landscapes of Memory and Boston's Mount Auburn Cemetery. Univ of Massachusetts Press; 2007. ISBN1-55849-571-1. p. 293.
Further readingedit
Levi Lincoln. An address delivered on the consecration of the Worcester Rural Cemetery, Sept. 8, 1838 / by Levi Lincoln. Dutton and Wentworth, printers; 1838.
External linksedit
Media related to Rural Cemetery (Worcester, Massachusetts) at Wikimedia Commons
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Rural Cemetery is located on 180 Grove Street in Worcester Massachusetts More than 13 000 people are buried at the cemetery including congressmen mayors governors and professional people 1 Rural Cemetery Worcester Contents 1 History 2 Notable interments 3 See also 4 References 5 Further reading 6 External linksHistory editThe cemetery was incorporated in 1838 on the quiet outskirts of town at the suggestion of Edward D Bangs in 1837 to serve as the town s cemetery the older cemeteries having been neglected overpopulated or trampled by livestock David Waldo donated rolling treed land he purchased for 1400 in September 1837 It was located on the road leading to Holden from Worcester which was previously owned by Judge Timothy Paine The state legislature passed the bill and signed by Governor Edward Everett to incorporate the Proprietors of Rural Cemetery in Worcester A portion of the land was set aside for a garden and the design included shrubs trees and other rural ornaments 2 A key goal in the founding of the rural cemetery was to create an ongoing memorial to the people who had passed 3 in the trend established by America s first garden cemetery or rural cemetery Mount Auburn Cemetery which was founded in Massachusetts in 1831 with classical monuments set in a rolling landscaped terrain 4 It has been the care of all ages of the world and of all nations of men to mark with tokens of affection and respect the disposition of the remains of the dead Levi Lincoln Massachusetts Governor at the dedication ceremony 3 By the 1860s rural cemeteries could be found on the outskirts of cities and smaller towns across the country 5 It was originally situated on 24 acres and is now 40 acres in area 6 Notable interments editCharles Allen 1797 1869 United States House of Representatives George Bancroft 1800 1891 U S Secretary of the Navy historian Abijah Bigelow 1775 1860 U S Representative member George B Boomer 1832 1863 Union Army Brigadier General Alexander Bullock 1816 1882 Governor of Massachusetts Jonas Gilman Clark 1815 1900 businessman philanthropist and founder of Clark University John Davis 1787 1854 United States House of Representatives Governor of Massachusetts John Milton Earle 1794 1874 businessman abolitionist and statesman Aldus Chapin Higgins 1872 1948 businessman and lawyer John Woodman Higgins 1874 1961 Higgins Armory Museum owner Rockwood Hoar 1855 1906 United States House of Representatives member Helen M Knowlton 1832 1918 painter author and educator Levi Lincoln Jr 1772 1868 United States House of Representatives Governor of Massachusetts Levi Lincoln Sr 1749 1820 United States Attorney General U S Secretary of State Massachusetts Governor William Whitney Rice 1826 1896 United States House of Representatives member George W Richardson 1808 1888 mayor of Worcester John Randolph Thayer 1845 1916 United States House of Representatives member Scofield Thayer 1889 1982 poet and publisher Isaiah Thomas 1749 1831 American Revolutionary newspaper publisher and author Joseph H Walker 1829 1899 United States House of Representatives member Ruth Sawtell Wallis 1895 1978 anthropologist Wilson Dallam Wallis 1886 1970 anthropologist George Hull Ward 1826 1863 Brigadier General Union Army Charles G Washburn 1906 1911 United States House of Representatives member Robert M Washburn 1868 1946 politician and writer Fanny Bullock Workman 1859 1925 travel writer and mountaineerSee also editHope Cemetery Worcester Massachusetts References edit Mildred McClary Tymeson Rural retrospect a parallel history of Worcester and its Rural Cemetery Archived 2015 11 17 at the Wayback Machine Worcester Albert W Rice 1956 pp ix x Mildred McClary Tymeson Rural retrospect a parallel history of Worcester and its Rural Cemetery Archived 2015 11 17 at the Wayback Machine Worcester Albert W Rice 1956 pp 28 33 a b Mark S Schantz Awaiting the Heavenly Country The Civil War and America s Culture of Death Cornell University Press 2013 ISBN 0 8014 5801 3 p 77 Bainbridge Bunting and Robert H Nylander Old Cambridge Cambridge Massachusetts Cambridge Historical Commission 1973 ISBN 0 262 53014 7 p 69 Marilyn Yalom 2008 The American Resting Place Four Hundred Years of History Through Our Cemeteries and Burial Grounds Houghton Mifflin Harcourt ISBN 978 0 618 62427 0 p 46 Blanche M G Linden Silent City on a Hill Picturesque Landscapes of Memory and Boston s Mount Auburn Cemetery Univ of Massachusetts Press 2007 ISBN 1 55849 571 1 p 293 Further reading editLevi Lincoln An address delivered on the consecration of the Worcester Rural Cemetery Sept 8 1838 by Levi Lincoln Dutton and Wentworth printers 1838 External links edit nbsp Media related to Rural Cemetery Worcester Massachusetts at Wikimedia Commons Rural Cemetery at Find a Grave nbsp 42 16 51 N 71 48 7 W 42 28083 N 71 80194 W 42 28083 71 80194 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rural Cemetery Worcester Massachusetts amp oldid 1209467359, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, 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