Set in Stone: A Walking Tour of Wadsworth Cemetery
Hear how this historic cemetery evolved and is maintained, listen to the stories of those buried here, and learn about memorial art, burial customs and symbols, and cemetery architecture.
Also featured will be the Wadsworth Monument which appears on Sudbury’s town seal and the recently restored WWII, Korean, and Vietnam War Monuments.
The walk will begin with an overview of the tour at the Summer House, located behind the Wadsworth Monument.
Guides will then lead you to the monument that was dedicated in 1852 to the soldiers who were casualties of the King Philip War in 1676 and then on to the graves of Sudbury’s notable citizens located in the earliest sections of the cemetery.
History is rich here; the stories compelling.
Be sure to mark your calendars.
You will walk away with a new-found appreciation for Sudbury’s past.
The tour is free for SHS members and $5 for non-members.
Rain or shine.
Park along the roadways in the new section of the cemetery.
No parking on Concord Road.
For more information call 978/443-4146 or e-mail director@sudbury01776.org.
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Free for SHS Members/$5 for nonmembers.
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74 Concord Road, Sudbury, MA, 01776 map
Phone: 9784433747
74 Concord Road, Sudbury
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- Rain or Shine - Please dress accordingly. Wear comfortable shoes.
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