Cemetery Walking Tour: Edgartown

Cemetery Walking Tour: Edgartown

The old burying grounds of Martha’s Vineyard are full of beautiful and unique gravestones commemorating Islanders of the past. What’s the significance of the urn or the rising sun? Why are some stones legible and others not? And what about those strange poems? Join special guest tour guide and retired Cemetery Commissioner Liz Villard to explore her favorite graveyards.

October 16 Tour Location: Old Town Cemetery. Also known as Tower Hill or Green Hollow, it is located on Tower Hill Road off of Katama Road in Edgartown.

Preregistration required.

MVM Members: $15; Non-Members: $20.

DETAILS


Date October 16, 2024
From 3:00 pm
To 4:00 pm
Type Tour
Venue Old Town Cemetery
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