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# Copp's Hill
- URL: https://brentajones.com/copps-hill/
- Published: 2022-01-28T13:25:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-25T19:03:16.000Z
- Description: A photo walk through Copp's Hill Burying Ground, with old headstones, carved skulls, brick paths, mature trees, and Boston buildings beyond.
- Author: Brent Jones
- Tags: Boston, Massachusetts

On the north side of Boston there is a hill that has a cemetery named aftera shoemaker William Copp, Copp's Hill Burying ground is the final resting place and burying ground of merchants, artisans, and craftspeople. This historic cemetery was established in 1659 and was the city's second cemetery. Many notable Bostonians are buried at this cemetery, though I am not going to list them you are more than welcome to google to discover them. 

I was privileged enough to visit this cemetery when I was doing the freedom trail during my time in Boston. I hope everyone enjoys the pictures. 

![Rows of gravestones beneath large cemetery trees](https://brentajones.com/content/images/2022/01/IMG_3763.jpg)

![Old headstones in front of red brick buildings](https://brentajones.com/content/images/2022/01/IMG_3764.jpg)

![Gravestones and trees in Copp's Hill Burying Ground](https://brentajones.com/content/images/2022/01/IMG_3765.jpg)

![Sunlit cemetery below Boston's brick streetscape](https://brentajones.com/content/images/2022/01/IMG_3766.jpg)

![Winged skull carved into an old headstone](https://brentajones.com/content/images/2022/01/IMG_3767.jpg)

![Low stone markers beneath a shaded tree canopy](https://brentajones.com/content/images/2022/01/IMG_3768.jpg)

![Dark obelisk among historic grave markers](https://brentajones.com/content/images/2022/01/IMG_3770.jpg)

![Curving brick path beside closely spaced headstones](https://brentajones.com/content/images/2022/01/IMG_3771.jpg)

![Sandy cemetery path through rows of gravestones](https://brentajones.com/content/images/2022/01/IMG_3772.jpg)

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