Grove Street Cemetery

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The Grove Street Cemetery is a National Historic Landmark dating back to 1796. Many notable historical figures from Yale and New Haven are buried here, including 14 Yale presidents. Tours are available, pointing out many of the notable Americans buried within the grounds.

Friends of Grove Street Cemetery The Friends organization was founded in 1997 in response to growing public interest in the New Haven Burial Ground, better known as the Grove Street Cemetery, as an historic and cultural resource for the community and the nation. Grove Street Cemetery is the oldest incorporated cemetery in the United States, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places...

Grove Street Cemetery or Grove Street Burial Ground in New Haven, Connecticut is located adjacent to the Yale University campus. It was organized in 1796 as the New Haven Burying Ground and incorporated in October 1797 to replace the crowded burial ground on the New Haven Green. The first private, nonprofit cemetery in the world, it was one of the earliest burial grounds to have a planned...