Sleepy Hollow Cemetery in Concord in Middlesex County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)
Henry David Thoreau "Final Point" Marker
Photographed by R.J. O’Hara, August 5, 2025
1. Henry David Thoreau "Final Point" Marker
This marker, placed by the Surveyors Historical Society, commemorates Henry David Thoreau's work as a surveyor from 1846–1860.
Henry David Thoreau
Surveyor 1846–1860
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Lat 42° 27′ 52.945″
Lon 71° 20′ 32.691″
September 2017
Surveyors Historical Society & NSPS Foundation
Erected 2017 by Surveyors Historical Society.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Environment. A significant historical year for this entry is 1860.
Location. 42° 27.891′ N, 71° 20.548′ W. Marker is in Concord, Massachusetts, in Middlesex County. It is in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery. It can be reached from Bedford Street, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Concord MA 01742, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Greater Boston. 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 Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8
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More about this marker. This marker is directly behind the large Thoreau family monument, a few steps from Henry David Thoreau's small personal gravestone. It is one of a series of markers sponsored by the Surveyors Historical Society to commemorate the life and work of notable members of the surveying profession. As of 2017, more than 200 such markers had been placed around the United States.
Regarding Henry David Thoreau "Final Point" Marker. "Henry David Thoreau [1817–1862] was a man with many interests. He was an American essayist, a Land Surveyor, philosopher, naturalist, poet, historian, and writer.
Photographed by R.J. O’Hara, August 5, 2025
2. Henry David Thoreau "Final Point" Marker
The Final Point marker appears at the lower left, directly behind the large granite Thoreau family monument. The small marble stone toward the upper right is Henry David Thoreau's individual gravestone.
"Although he lived to only 44 years of age, his contributions were lasting and impressive, many of which developed while he earned a living, meager as it was, as a Land Surveyor. While mapping Walden Pond and the surrounding communities, Thoreau meticulously documented the natural environment that surrounded him. Over the course of 24 years, the son of a pencil maker eventually compiled two-million words, detailing his vivid and valuable impressions....
"On Thursday September 14, [2017,] the Surveyors Historical Society honored Thoreau with the dedication of a 'Final Point' monument at the Thoreau family gravesite, as part of the Annual Surveyor’s Rendezvous in Concord, Massachusetts. Located in the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Thoreau rests alongside his former associates, atop the 'Author’s Ridge.'"
Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. Henry David Thoreau – Point of Beginning
Also see . . .
1. Henry David Thoreau - The American Surveyor.
Photographed by R.J. O’Hara, August 5, 2025
3. Thoreau Family Gravesite on "Authors Ridge" in the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
The "Final Point" marker is immediately behind the large family monument on the right. Henry David Thoreau's individual gravestone is the small marble marker to the left.
2. Henry David Thoreau (Wikipedia). (Submitted on August 8, 2025, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)
Credits. This page was last revised on August 8, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 6, 2025, by R.J. O’Hara of Fitchburg, Massachusetts. This page has been viewed 181 times since then and 68 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on August 6, 2025, by R.J. O’Hara of Fitchburg, Massachusetts. 2, 3. submitted on August 7, 2025, by R.J. O’Hara of Fitchburg, Massachusetts. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
