Westerly Burying Ground - View this location on map Westerly Burying Ground was established in 1683 to permit local burial of residents of Jamaica Plain and the western end of Roxbury. The oldest gravestone, from 1691, commemorates James and Merriam Draper, members of a prominent West Roxbury family. Headstones provide an historic record of three centuries of West Roxbury residents and also illustrate the skills of local stone carvers. Centre St. at Lagrange St., Boston, MA Historical

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