From collection Place
Mount Auburn Cemetery, Mount Auburn Street, Cambridge, Middlesex County,MA
"Bostonians founded Mount Auburn in 1831 for both practical and aesthetic reasons: to solve an urban land use problem created by an increasing number of burials in the city and to create a tranquil and beautiful place where families could commemorate their loved ones with tasteful works of art in an inviting and natural setting. The public flocked to the new cemetery and Mount Auburn quickly became the model for the American 'rural' cemetery movement.... Recognized as one of the most significant designed landscapes in the country, Mount Auburn was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975 and was designated a National Historic Landmark in 2003" ("Mount Auburn Cemetery: Cambridge, Middlesex County Massachusetts, USA" at Find a Grave [ https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/91241/mount-auburn-cemetery : accessed 11 March 2025]).
Details
- The Dorr family plot is located on Pine Avenue (Lot 1151). George B. Dorr was cremated at Mount Auburn however the cemetery has no record of internment of his cremains. According to Dorr's biographer Ron Epp, his ashes were taken to MDI and spread in a place of Dorr's choosing.
- Charles Brooks Pitman's memorial (#55484632) is located with other Pitman relations, however cemetery records do not indicate the location of his burial. It may be in the Hawaiian Royal Family section at Mount Auburn.
