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Welcome to the "Copp's Hill Burying Ground: Mapping Black Gravesites" website! My name is Emily, and I am a first year World History PhD student located in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. To learn more about this project, please click on the "About the project" page, or explore the "Map" section of this website to see the progress on the mapping of Black gravesites within Copp's Hill Burying Ground, Boston's second oldest buying ground, est. in 1659.
About the project
History
Map
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Images taken by Emily Boyer of Copp’s Hill Burying Ground. 2023. 
Image captions (In order, left to right, top to bottom):
  1. In the middle of Section A. Taken by Emily Boyer, 11/11/23.
  2. Temporary grave marker removal in Section A. Taken by Emily Boyer, 11/11/23.
  3. Damaged headstones located in Section A.
  4. Steps leading up to Section B. Taken by Emily Boyer, 11/11/23.
  5. Looking at Section B. Taken by Emily Boyer, 11/11/23.
  6. Section A. Taken by Emily Boyer, 11/11/23.
  7. Bottom of Section A. Taken by Emily Boyer, 11/11/23.
  8. Bottom of Section A, view of Copp’s Hill Terrace. Taken by Emily Boyer, 11/11/23.