Boston illustrated; . ing niemo-iials. The burial-lot of the War- len family is onthe summit ofMount remains ofG e n er a 1 JosephWarren, ,who fella t Bunker Hill,ha\ e b e e n takenfrom the OldGianary Burying-Giound in Boston, Entrance to Forest Hills. and reiutcrrcd in tliis cemetery. Within recent years an impressive receiving-tomb has beenbuilt at Forest Hills. The porticois nearly thirty feet square, andis built in the Gotliic style of archi-tecture in Concord granite. Itsappearance is massive, without be-ing cumbersome. Within thereare two hundred and eighty-sixcatacombs, each
Boston illustrated; . ing niemo-iials. The burial-lot of the War- len family is onthe summit ofMount remains ofG e n er a 1 JosephWarren, ,who fella t Bunker Hill,ha\ e b e e n takenfrom the OldGianary Burying-Giound in Boston, Entrance to Forest Hills. and reiutcrrcd in tliis cemetery. Within recent years an impressive receiving-tomb has beenbuilt at Forest Hills. The porticois nearly thirty feet square, andis built in the Gotliic style of archi-tecture in Concord granite. Itsappearance is massive, without be-ing cumbersome. Within thereare two hundred and eighty-sixcatacombs, each for a single coffin,which are closely sealed up afteran interment. Tlie entrance gate-way to Forest Hills Cemetery isa uni(|ue and striking structureof Roxbury stone and Caledoniafreestone. The inscription uponthe face of the outer gatewayis,— I AM THE RESUKKECTION AND THELIFE, in golden letters. On the inner faceis in similar letters the inscrip-tion, —he that keepeth thee will not SLUMBER. Bunker Hill BOSTON ILLUSTRATED. 141 The grounds of the cemetery, like those of Mount Auburn, are exceedinglypicturesque, the variety of hilland dale, greensward, tliicketsof trees, pleasant sheets of wa-ter, and rocky eminences, mak-ing the place an attractive spot. The Charlestown district isnoted for containing BunkerHill, as interesting a spot asRevolutionary history canboast. And the monumentthat crowns the hill is so con-spicuous as hardly to requirethat attention should be direct-ed to it. The event it celebratesand the consequences of thatevent, the appearance of thisimposing granite shaft, and themagnificent view of the entiresurrounding country to be ob-tained from its observatory,are, or should be, familiar toevery citizen of New England;and no visitor to Boston frommore distant parts of the coun-try is likely to return homewithout ascending the monu-ment, as a good patriot. Theoration delivered by DanielWebster at the dedication ofthe monument on the anniver-sary
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