Retired Quincy teacher and local historian, Steve Cantelli, recently gave a tour of St. Mary's & Hall Place cemeteries pointing out prominent granite workers from the neighborhood, veterans, civil war heroes, a former mayor, famous architect, Soloman Willard, the Bunker Hill Monument, and even a famous boxer,Jack Kilrain to name a few of the people laid to rest here. He also pointed out some very curious grave markers like the one below. This talk was part of Quincy's Environmental Treasures program.
Quincy (Kwin' zee), Massachusetts, City of Presidents and Birthplace of the American Dream
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Summer Attraction
This tiger swallowtail butterfly was a delight to see pollinating the phlox bed along my driveway.
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This tiger swallowtail butterfly was a delight to see pollinating the phlox bed along my driveway.
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[click image to enlarge] This Gothic Revival Chapel from the 1840s is located at Mt. Auburn Cemetery and was designed by Dr. Jacob Bigelow w...
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This beautiful Gothic and Tudor Revival style building was built in 1891 as a school for children of the granite workers in West Quincy; it ...
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my dad & my cat, Fuzzy", are buried there & it is a very interesting cemetery....
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