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| Skull and Bones, Yale University Photo: en.Wikipedia.org |
The Grove Street Cemetery in New Haven was closer -- there's even a section just for Yale College -- but can't you just see those rich bad-lads tossing bootleg bubbly in Dick's Stutz-Bearcat and motoring to Connecticut's other city on a midnight lark?
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| Gravestones of the Lawrence family Ancient Burying Ground, Hartford, Connecticut Photo: Connecticut Historical Society and Connecticut History online |
Dating to 1640 and continuing to the 1800s, the burial ground is the oldest historic landmark in Hartford.
The headstones range from plain style with just the facts about the deceased to stones with carved ornamentation of death's heads, angels and cherubs. Ground stones, tablets and table stones mark the final resting places of Hartford's early English and French Huguenot settlers.
A brochure produced by the Ancient Burying Ground Association outlines a self-guided walking tour with detailed information on notable headstones, genealogy and regional history.
A short video on the graveyard provides historic and cultural orientation.
More information:
Connecticut Visit - Ancient Burying Ground of Hartford
Connecticut Historical Society Museum & Library
Connecticut History
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