Medford Square in Middlesex County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)

Cemetery for the Enslaved

Photographed by Marc Posner, April 2, 2022

1. Cemetery for the Enslaved

Inscription.

"In the south-west corner of that ground the slaves were buried."
(History of the Town of Medford 1855)

Today and always we honor the enslaved people buried here and elsewhere in unmarked graves.

Erected 2019.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical year for this entry is 1855.

Location. 42° 25.087′ N, 71° 6.477′ W. Marker is in Medford, Massachusetts, in Middlesex County. It is in Medford Square. It can be reached from River Street just south of Salem Street when traveling south. This marker is located in the Salem Street Burying Ground. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Medford MA 02155, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Historic Boston and specifically in Greater Boston.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in New England.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

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

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least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Salem Street Burying Ground (here, next to this marker); Medford Revolutionary War Memorial (a few steps from this marker); New Hampshire Soldiers Bunker Hill Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Captain Isaac Hall (within shouting distance of this marker); David McGillyray's 3,452-Mile Run (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); [History of Medford Government] (about 600 feet away); “Jingle Bells” Composed Here (about 600 feet away); Captain Isaac Hall Hitching Post (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Medford.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 25, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 22, 2024, by Marc Posner of Somerville, Massachusetts. This page has been viewed 235 times since then and 20 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on April 22, 2024, by Marc Posner of Somerville, Massachusetts. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.