Dorchester South Burying Ground - View this location on map Established in 1814 to relieve overcrowding in Dorchester North Burying Ground, this site illustrates the development of the community and rural cemetery movement. In the 1830s, Samuel Downer and newly-formed Massachusetts Horticultural Society advised the town on the park-like layout and ornamentation of the burying ground. The markers and monuments exhibit a wide range of styles and materials, which serve as an archive of the outdoor sculptural movement that flourished in the early 19th century. Dorchester Ave., Boston, MA Historical

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