We invite you to participate in the programs of the Friends of Mount Auburn Cemetery . Membership information is available at the Visitors Center , the Gatehouse information rack , and the Office .
Since its founding in 1831 , Mount Auburn Cemetery has retained its original purpose of being a natural setting for the commemoration of the dead and for the comfort and inspiration of the bereaved and the general public . Its grounds offer a place for reflection and for observation of nature — trees , shrubs , flowering plants , ponds , gentle hills , and birds both resident and migrant . Visitors come to study our national heritage by visiting the graves of noted Americans and enjoying the great variety of monuments and memorials .
Mount Auburn Cemetery began the “ rural ” cemetery movement out of which grew America ’ s public parks . Its beauty and historic associations make it an internationally renowned landscape . Designated a National Historic Landmark , Mount Auburn remains an active , nonsectarian cemetery offering a wide variety of interment and memorialization options .
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The Friends of Mount Auburn Cemetery is a nonprofit charitable trust promoting the appreciation and preservation of the cultural , historic and natural resources of America ’ s first landscaped cemetery , founded in 1831 .
Funding for Friends ’ programming is provided in part by
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