Historic Cemetery Tours

Encounter old and new friends during a fascinating informative wander through Newburyport's Oak Hill Cemetery, Old Hill Burying Ground, Highland Cemetery, and St. Paul’s Church Graveyard. Learn about sea captains, writers, clockmakers, mayors, and merchants. Visit the grave of a sea captain who William Lloyd Garrison tried to convict as a slave trader, say hello to a chaplain who served with Colonel Benedict Arnold, and hear about Newburyport’s African Americans during the 1800’s. Come join us and learn about fascinating history while visiting Newburyport’s historic cemeteries.

Admission: $2.00 goes to the Yankee Homecoming general fund. Any additional donations collected at the end of the tours will go directly to cemetery projects.

Oak Hill Cemetery	Meet at the main gate near end of Brown and Greenleaf Streets
	Visit Oak Hill Cemetery Web site for more information.

African Americans in Newburyport History	The walking tour begins at Brown Square, across from City Hall, and ends at Old Hill Burying Ground.
	Learn about the history of Newburyport African Americans, abolitionists, and the Underground Railroad. Hear about some of the City’s historic landmarks as we make our way past Bartlett Mall and visit African American gravesites in Old Hill Burying Ground.

The Cemetery Crawl

Meet on Hill Street at Highland Cemetery, across the street from Old Hill Burying Ground.

We begin at Highland Cemetery and say hello to a writer, a shipbuilder, and the first mayor of Newburyport. Our next stop is across the street at Old Hill Burying Ground to visit gravesites of clockmakers, one of the first bridge builders in the United States, and African Americans. We finish our tour at St. Paul’s Graveyard to hear about the history of St. Anna’s Chapel and some well known Newburyport citizens.

Highland Cemetery	Meet at Hill Street, across the street from Old Hill Burying Ground.
	Learn about the chaplain who served with Colonel Benedict Arnold, say hello to the famous family of bakers, and visit the gravesite of a civil war nurse. Wander by burial sites of Newburyport’s immigrants and African Americans, a nationally known painter, and one of the first members of the Daughters of the American Revolution.