Andover in Essex County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)

The Chapel Cemetery

Photographed by Marc Posner, May 26, 2019

1. The Chapel Cemetery Marker

Inscription. Established in 1820, this small burial ground is the final resting place of students, staff, faculty, trustees, and their families, of Phillips Academy (1778), the Andover Theological Seminary (1807), and Abbot Academy (1829). Here lie seven Phillips Academy heads of school and Harriet Beecher Stowe, author of Uncle Tom's Cabin.

Erected by Phillips Academy.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1820.

Location. 42° 36.89′ N, 71° 5.651′ W. Marker is in Andover, Massachusetts, in Essex County. It can be reached from Douglass Lane north of Mortimer Drive, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Andover MA 01810, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Boston

and in the Merrimack Valley.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in New England,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the

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Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Woodbridge and Jenkins Family Cemetery (here, next to this marker); First Town Meeting (approx. 4.7 miles away); Boxford Korea and Vietnam Service Memorial (approx. 5.9 miles away); Reading (approx. 6.2 miles away); The Old Parker Tavern - 1680 (approx. 6½ miles away); National Historic Landmark (approx. 6½ miles away); The Institution (approx. 6.6 miles away); The Danvers State Hospital (approx. 6.6 miles away).

Harriet Beecher Stowe grave image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Marc Posner, May 26, 2019

2. Harriet Beecher Stowe grave

Chapel Cemetery Entrance & Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Marc Posner, April 21, 2024

3. Chapel Cemetery Entrance & Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 18, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 16, 2024, by Marc Posner of Somerville, Massachusetts. This page has been viewed 257 times since then and 51 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 16, 2024, by Marc Posner of Somerville, Massachusetts. 3. submitted on June 17, 2024, by Marc Posner of Somerville, Massachusetts. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.

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