Appleton's illustrated hand-book of American cities; . sitor. It is the prof)erty of the Massa-chusetts Horticultural Society, was consecrated September 24, 1881, and contains125 acres. It is the oldest and by many is considered the most beautiful of Amer-ican rural cemeteries, and is embellished by landscape and horticultural art andmany elegant and costly monuments. The gateway is of Quincy granite in theEgyptian style, 60 ft. long and 25 ft. high. The Chapel, an ornamented Gothicedifice of granite, not far from the gate, contains statues of Winthrop, Otis, JohnAdams, and Judge Story. Centra
Appleton's illustrated hand-book of American cities; . sitor. It is the prof)erty of the Massa-chusetts Horticultural Society, was consecrated September 24, 1881, and contains125 acres. It is the oldest and by many is considered the most beautiful of Amer-ican rural cemeteries, and is embellished by landscape and horticultural art andmany elegant and costly monuments. The gateway is of Quincy granite in theEgyptian style, 60 ft. long and 25 ft. high. The Chapel, an ornamented Gothicedifice of granite, not far from the gate, contains statues of Winthrop, Otis, JohnAdams, and Judge Story. Central, Maple, Chapel, Spruce, and other leading ave-nues, afford a circuit of the entire grounds, with a view of the principal monu-ments. The Tower, 60 ft, high, in the rear of the grounds, is 187 ft, above CharlesRiver, and commands a fine view. It is reached by Central, Walnut, and MountainAvenues, Numerous lakes, ponds, and fountains in various parts of the cemeteryadd to its beauty. Forest Hills, in West Roxbury (reached by horse-cars and BOSTON. 69. by Providence R. R.), ij>, next to Mount Auburn, tlie most visited of Boston ceme-teries. It is larger and plainer than Mount Auburn, but is tastefully laid out, andcontains some fine monuments. The entrance is an elegant, turreted Gothic struct-ure. A fine view may be had from Snow-flake Clitf. Woodlaim, 4 m. N, of Bos-ton and 2 m. from Chelsea, has many attractive features. The gatehouse is a lofty,Gothic structure, 56 ft. high. Rock Tower, near the entrance, commands a fineview of the harbor, islands, and ocean. Mount Hope Cemetery^ in W. Roxbury, isin the care of the city. The old burying-grounds in the city itself have alreadybeen described. Suburbs.—The environs of Boston are remarkably attractive. On almost allsides lie picturesque and venerable old towns, and the country between, even whennot strictly beautiful, is never flat and tame. Charlestown, Brighton, JamaicaPlain, and W. Roxbui-y, were annexed in 1875, and now
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