Mountain View Cemetery
Mountain View Cemetery is located on Boylston Street near the Shrewsbury Historical Society and near The First Congregational Church of Shrewbury . And if you look in between you find Mountain View Cemetery. Here are some of my interesting facts about the Cemetery. Size: The cemetery keeps growing and growing every day.
Ownership: The town owns Shrewsbury owns the Cemetery.
Historical interest: The paupers plot is a place where people with no money where buried. In 1793 one African American had a tombstone. Near the cemetery there was an underground railroad stop.
People buried there: General Artemas Ward, Job Hapgood, Eleanor T. Severance, Glen B Umphrey.
In the Cemetery there are a lot of stones. One of the famous stones there is where General Artemas Ward he was the general in the revolutionary war before George Washington. You can learn more about him on the General Artemas ward house page. And now in 2016 the Cemetery is a place where all loved family members, friends,and heroes are buried . And if I was you I would go there and visit the paupers plot and General Artemas Ward's grave.
Mountain View Cemetery is located on Boylston Street near the Shrewsbury Historical Society and near The First Congregational Church of Shrewbury . And if you look in between you find Mountain View Cemetery. Here are some of my interesting facts about the Cemetery. Size: The cemetery keeps growing and growing every day.
Ownership: The town owns Shrewsbury owns the Cemetery.
Historical interest: The paupers plot is a place where people with no money where buried. In 1793 one African American had a tombstone. Near the cemetery there was an underground railroad stop.
People buried there: General Artemas Ward, Job Hapgood, Eleanor T. Severance, Glen B Umphrey.
In the Cemetery there are a lot of stones. One of the famous stones there is where General Artemas Ward he was the general in the revolutionary war before George Washington. You can learn more about him on the General Artemas ward house page. And now in 2016 the Cemetery is a place where all loved family members, friends,and heroes are buried . And if I was you I would go there and visit the paupers plot and General Artemas Ward's grave.
The First Congregational Church of Shrewsbury
The First Congregational church of Shrewsbury is located in Boylston street next to the Mountain view Cemetery and the new and improved Shrewsbury public Library . You can learn more about the library on the Shrewsbury public Library page. And here are some things about the Church.
Size: It is 35 to 40 feet long
Ownership: The town of Shrewsbury owns the church
Renovation: In 1766, the meetinghouse was added. In 1834, the meetinghouse was moved 50 feet north, and they. One quarter of the way around and was faced south, and they raised the building because they wanted to make a vestry beneath it. In 1891, they added a new pulpit placed on the north side, golden oaks pews were added and window were replaced with colored glass. In 1957, a kitchen, parlor, and class rooms were added.
Historical interest: None
Who built it: Local carpenters of Shrewsbury
That is a of of Renovations don't you think.One cool thing is there was a underground Rail Road stop in the Church and Cemetery. You should go visit the Church and you can take a tour of it. It is really beautiful in there. Thanks for reading.
Size: It is 35 to 40 feet long
Ownership: The town of Shrewsbury owns the church
Renovation: In 1766, the meetinghouse was added. In 1834, the meetinghouse was moved 50 feet north, and they. One quarter of the way around and was faced south, and they raised the building because they wanted to make a vestry beneath it. In 1891, they added a new pulpit placed on the north side, golden oaks pews were added and window were replaced with colored glass. In 1957, a kitchen, parlor, and class rooms were added.
Historical interest: None
Who built it: Local carpenters of Shrewsbury
That is a of of Renovations don't you think.One cool thing is there was a underground Rail Road stop in the Church and Cemetery. You should go visit the Church and you can take a tour of it. It is really beautiful in there. Thanks for reading.