Grove Street Cemetery
Grove Street Cemetery
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Brian B
Peoria, AZ1,218 contributions
Jul 2021
The Grove Street cemetery is walled and surrounded by Yale University. Incorporated in 1796, one of the earliest burial grounds to have a planned layout, with plots permanently owned by individual families. In 2000, Grove Street Cemetery was designated a National Historic Landmark. When you walk through the gate on the office you will find notable's buried in the cemetery.
Written July 3, 2021
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AMAPhD
New Haven, CT138 contributions
Sept 2014 • Solo
For a pleasant and contemplative walk, alone or with a companion, leave the hustle of New Haven's streets and take a walk around this beautiful cemetery. In all seasons of the year, the cemetery is an oasis of calm, and you might find yourself in front of a tomb stone of a historic figure, a scientific legend, a Yale President, or a member of New Haven's founding families.
Written November 4, 2014
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Mark
21 contributions
Aug 2019
Early colonists buried their dead in what is now the New Haven Green. Most of them were moved when the Grove Street Cemetery was created, and the old Colonial stones now line the interior perimeter of the cemetery. It is worth visiting just to see them--hand-carved, evocative, sometimes sad, often containing poetry and biographical details that connect you to the deceased. Eli Whitney is buried there, and there's a memorial to the slaves from the Amistad--many of whom died when their court case was being adjudicated in New Haven. The sexton is friendly, can provide a map and will generously tell you all you'd like to know about this municipal treasure. Unlike many cemeteries across the country that have been vandalized, the Grove Street Cemetery--guarded by a high wall--has survived the years virtually unscathed. It's a relaxing place to walk and never fails to charm and fascinate me despite having been their dozens of times over the years. It's a treasure right new Old Campus of Yale. Safe, accessible, free and wonderful. Bathrooms are available in the sexton's building and there are numerous benches if you need to stop and rest. The gate is monumental and magnificent and worth seeing even if you don't step inside. I take all my visitors to the cemetery--it's a unique part of our cultural history and a must-see local spot.
Written August 6, 2019
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jsinmn
Minnesota100 contributions
Feb 2014 • Solo
This cemetery is walkable but jammed, from the markers originally from the old Center Church burial yard to recent monuments for Yale luminaries and prize winners. You don't have to be a genealogist to enjoy and learn these stones.
Written October 26, 2014
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Lola2104
Raleigh, NC256 contributions
Sept 2017 • Couples
Pick up a map at the gatehouse and stroll through a peaceful and shady cemetery. Several people of note are here. We liked Eli Whitney's grave and Glenn Miller's memorial. So many interesting and beautiful stones also.
Written October 4, 2017
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543Dita
Kailua, HI2 contributions
Jul 2016 • Business
Our group visited the Cemetery and walked the grounds where we were able to see where many great figures in American History are buried including Noah Webster and Eli Whitney. On the 4th of July a stirring parade led by a horse named Huckleberry , the Blue Coats and the Red Coats , led a large group of local residents and tourists to different spots. The crowd was treated to readings and storytelling. The Declaration of Independence was read at the end. A very educational 4th of July.
Written July 19, 2016
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MaryFHodson
Champaign, IL45 contributions
Jul 2013 • Friends
The volunteer guide gave us a free tour. She was a retired history teacher who gave us the whole history of the founding of New Haven as well as the history of the cemetery and cemetery traditions.
Written August 1, 2013
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Sara B
North Haven, CT64 contributions
Sept 2012 • Family
Sine the Ghosts of New Haven tour left me wanting (see review) I came back to town the next day to actually go in the Grove Street Cemetary. I was surprised by how large and beautiful it was. There are several notable people buried here (among them Noah Webster and Eli Whitney). Maps are provided that include information on maybe 50 notable individuals with their graves noted, as well as a detailed history of the cemetary. The grounds are nice and shady and the whole thing is walled in so you don't see or hear traffic. You could imagine you're somewhere else entirely. I was acutally there with my daughter in a stroller and let her run around on the grassy paths. I also noted a few photographers taking pictures of the beautiful monuments. A great place to visit. Note: The cemetary is still in active use - there was a funeral going on while were were there. Also check website for operating hours.
Written September 24, 2012
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cwhig1848
New Haven, CT73 contributions
Feb 2012 • Couples
Having grown up in Cambridge and gone to school next door to it, I was always led to believe that Mt. Auburn Cemetery (est. 1831) was the first landscaped parklike cemetery in America. Most of the history books agree. But upon moving to New Haven I quickly learned that this was hogwash. Grove Street Cemetery, established by the indomitably civic-minded James Hillhouse in 1797, takes that honor by more than thirty years. Acre-for-acre, it would be hard to find more celebrated worthies anywhere. Notable are the monuments for Samuel F. B. Morse, Washington's physician and secretary David Humphreys, the martyr missionary and colonizationist Jehudi Ashmun, and the recently-dedicated monument to the four Amistad Africans who died in the New Haven jail. Henry Austin's imposing Egyptian-style entrance, with its ominous Biblical inscription, "The Dead Shall Be Raised," is the progenitor of many imitations. A must-see for visitors to the Elm City. (By the way, the elms were planted by Hillhouse, too.)
Written February 29, 2012
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Pete
Daytona Beach, FL453 contributions
Oct 2021
A mix of very old and new graves. In this cemetery you will find Eli Whitney, Charles Goodyear, Noah Webster and Bart Giamatti . Very well kept grounds and all the streets within the cemetery and signed with street pole .Almost the whole cemetery is shaded with huge beautiful trees.
Written October 17, 2021
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