Twilight Amongst the Tombstones: Night Walk in Old Hill Burying Ground

Wander through Newburyport’s historic 1729 Old Hill Burying Ground with noted author and historian Ghlee Woodworth, a 12th generation Newburyport native. Meet Revolutionary War heroes, captains and merchants of Old Newbury, and even a “cool, cool cat” in a stroll around this hilly graveyard. Old Hill boasts some of the most ornate early tombstone decoration in New England. From recently rediscovered graves of Black Newburyporters to the mausoleums of Newburyport’s merchant families, Old Hill Burying Ground looks down on the city from its perch above Bartlet Mall.