Sweet Auburn: The Magazine of the Friends of Mount Auburn A Dynamic and Evolving Landscape | Page 30

Did you know...?
Mount Auburn Cemetery has received the
following awards and distinctions over the
last 50 years?
• In April 2016, the Cemetery was featured as one of 10
parks that changed America in a special series airing on
PBS, (see page 25).
• In 2013, the American Planning Association (APA) designated Mount Auburn as one of 10 Great Public Spaces
in America. Each year during National Community
Planning Month, APA’s Great Places in America program
names 30 exemplary public spaces, streets, and neighborhoods to highlight the role planning and planners play
in adding value to communities. APA singled out Mount
Auburn for its pioneering role in cemetery design,
180-year retrospective of changing tastes in funerary art,
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