Notes of the United States of North America, During a Phrenological Visit in 1898-9-40: Volume 1 Page: 130 of 444
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90 MOUNT AUBURN.
over which he presides. As, however, it has often
been described by English travellers, I proceed to
mention Mount Auburn, the celebrated cemetery
which lies in its vicinity. The ground includes
about one hundred acres, and was purchased by the
Massachusetts Horticultural Society in 1831. A portion
of it, lying next the road, is used as an Experimental
Garden, and the remainder was consecrated
on the 24th of September that year as a cemetery.
The tract is beautifully undulating in its surface,
containing a number of bold eminences, steep acclivities,
and deep shadowy valleys. The principal
eminence, called Mount Auburn, is 125 feet above
the level of Charles River, and commands from its
summit an extensive and lovely prospect. The
grounds are covered with forest trees, of every variety
common in the country, and some of them of
large dimensions. The surface has been laid out with
intersecting avenues, so as to render every part of the
wood accessible. Lots of ground, containing each
three hundred square feet, are set off as family
burial-places. About two hundred of these have
been sold at $60 each, and, in some instances, even
an additional sum has been received in premiums for
the right of choice.* The whole is inclosed by a
substantial fence, seven feet high, with a gateway,
finished in the Egyptian style, for its principal entrance.
The gateway is handsome and massive, and
is a successful imitation of granite.
* Bowen's Picture of Boston, 1838.
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Combe, George, 1788-1858. Notes of the United States of North America, During a Phrenological Visit in 1898-9-40: Volume 1, book, 1841; Edinburgh, Scotland. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1028/m1/130/?q=%221838%3F%22: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.