James-Clapp Cemetery


James-Clapp Cemetery, originally uploaded by Ali Crehan.

Many thanks to SDP reader Let for pointing me towards this location!

The James-Clapp Cemetery was established in 1797 and holds members of the James and Clapp families. This little burial ground is hiding in plain sight off the Driftway, surrounded by offices, townhouses and schoolbuses. It was strange to stand there among all those old graves and hear the bustle of a world going about its business…

This morning as I walked around and read the stones, the most interesting thing about this cemetery wasn’t who’s in it – but who is not.

But that’s a post for another day. 😉

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