Harvard Cemeteries

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There are three cemeteries in Harvard: the original burying ground, known as the Center Cemetery, the Bellevue Cemetery, and the Shaker Cemetery, also referred to as the Lollipop Cemetery.

Bellevue Cemetery

Still River Road, Harvard, Mass.
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In March 1893 the town approved a new cemetery site; Henry Warner named it Bellevue.

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Shaker Cemetery

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The Harvard Shaker Cemetery, also known as the “Lollipop Cemetery,” is a unique burial ground located in the Shaker Village of Harvard, Massachusetts.

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Center Cemetery Tour

Visit the resting places of the people who made Harvard.
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This tour explores the town through the graves of some of the people who shaped its history: Founding Fathers Simon Stone and Peter Atherton, the manservant Othello, Civil War soldier William Henry Hall, stonecutter Isaac Stone, philanthropist Margaret Blanchard, and adventurer William Savage.

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Othello

Othello, who had been given his freedom, remained a faithful servant to Colonel Henry Bromfield.…
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Othello, who had been given his freedom, remained a faithful servant to Colonel Henry Bromfield.…

Simon Stone

Simon Stone, born c.1686, was a founding father of Harvard and served in town government.…
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Simon Stone, born c.1686, was a founding father of Harvard and served in town government.…

Peter Atherton

Peter Atherton was Harvard’s first town clerk, and in that role, he entered the first records in the town books.…
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Peter Atherton was Harvard’s first town clerk, and in that role, he entered the first records in the town books.…

Florence (Burt) Haskell

Flora was inspired to join the Civil War effort as a nurse and serve under Dorothea Dix, who was recruiting…
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Flora was inspired to join the Civil War effort as a nurse and serve under Dorothea Dix, who was recruiting…

Rev. Daniel Johnson

Rev. Daniel Johnson, Harvard’s third minister, added more than 90 members to the church.…
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Rev. Daniel Johnson, Harvard’s third minister, added more than 90 members to the church.…

William Henry Hall

William Henry Hall, a person of color, born in Harvard on March 26, 1842, worked as a farmer and day…
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William Henry Hall, a person of color, born in Harvard on March 26, 1842, worked as a farmer and day…

Elijah Houghton Sr.

Elijah Houghton Sr. was a farmer who lived in Still River his entire life. He participated in the Boston Tea…
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Elijah Houghton Sr. was a farmer who lived in Still River his entire life. He participated in the Boston Tea…

Margaret B. Blanchard

Margaret Bromfield Pearson Blanchard is best remembered as the founder of a secondary school in Harvard, a school that encouraged…
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Margaret Bromfield Pearson Blanchard is best remembered as the founder of a secondary school in Harvard, a school that encouraged…

William Henry Savage

Born November 21, 1830, William Henry Savage was an adventurer and enlistee in the Union Army. When the Civil War…
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Born November 21, 1830, William Henry Savage was an adventurer and enlistee in the Union Army. When the Civil War…