Old Hill Burial Ground

Just off Monument Square, Concord’s earliest burial site is located on a hillside overlooking the town center.

Historical Documents, Biographical Information and Research Relevant to Sleepy Hollow Cemetery

Selected Interesting Graves to Look for in Old Hill Burying Ground

Courtesy of Marian H. Wheeler, Old Burying Grounds of Concord (Concord, MA: Concord Historical Commission, 1999), p. 34

Overlooking Monument Square is Concord’s Old Hill Burying Ground, which officially dates back to 1677, though is thought to contain unmarked graves from the town’s earliest settlers. Several prominent figures are buried here, including Captain John Parker, who led the militia men on April 19, 1775. John Jack, the first free slave to own land in Concord, is also buried here.

Hugh Cargill (c. 1739-1799) . A former British soldier who became a successful citizen of Concord and left a significant part of his fortune to Concord for charitable purposes.  Click Here to View