Identifier: sightsinbostonsu00puls_0 (find matches)
Title: Sights in Boston and suburbs, or, Guide to the stranger
Year: 1856 (1850s)
Authors: Pulsifer, David, 1802-1894 Andrew, John, 1815-1875, egr. Billings, Hammatt, 1818-1875, egr. Hill George W., 1815-1893, egr. Barry, egr.
Subjects: Boston (Mass.)--Guidebooks Boston (Mass.)--History Boston (Mass.)--Public buildings Railroads--Massachusetts--Boston Railroads--Massachusetts--Boston--Stations Cemeteries--Massachusetts--Boston Boston Harbor Islands (Mass.)--Description Churches--Massachusetts--Boston Historic buildings--Massachusetts--Boston Theatres--Massachusetts--Boston Associations, institutions, etc.--Massachusetts--Boston Travel literature--Massachusetts--Boston--19th century Guidebooks--Massachusetts--Boston--19th century Advertisements--Massachusetts--Boston--19th century
Publisher: John P. Jewett & Co. Jewett, Proctor & Worthington
Contributing Library: Elms College
Digitizing Sponsor: Boston Public Library

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grounds, and in the valleys or thewoods many a nook may be observed where cottages maynestle, while all around are springing up elegant villas,and pleasant grounds mark the progress of taste andrefinement. But from no direction is the cemetery notice-able at any distance, except perhaps on the south-easternside. It is shut out from the world, a calm retreat, thoughnear the rapid tide of life. The main entrance to the cemetery is reached from thehighway, Scarborough Street, by a broad avenue, whichcurves up a gentle ascent, till it reaches the gateway. Asit approaches the gateway, this avenue is divided by agroup of trees, but unites again directly in front of theentrance. The gateway at this entrance is of somewhatimposing dimensions, the whole structure having a frontof one hundred and sixty feet. The carriage Avay isthrough an Egyptian portico, copied from an ancient por-tico at Garsery, on the Upper Nile. On each side, a lit-tle removed, are smaller gates for pedestrians, and near
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FOREST HILLS CEMETERY. 203 these are small lodges corresponding with the gateway instyle. Upon the outer architrave of the gateway are inscribed,in golden letters, the words,— THOUGH I WALK THROUGH THE VALLEY OF THE SHADOW OF DEATHI WILL FEAR NO EVIL. On the interior architrave, in the same kind of letters, arethe words, — I AM THE RESURRECTION AND THE LIFE. Consecrated June 28, 1848. The gateway and lodges are built of wood, painted andsanded in imitation of Jersey sandstone. There are other entrances on the southern and easternsides of the cemetery. On the southern side the cemeterygrounds do not extend to any public street, but an avenuethirty-three feet wide is laid out from Walk Hill Street tothe boundary of the cemetery, where there is an entrancethrough a gate supported by Egyptian piers. This avenueis shaded on each side by thickly-growing evergreens, andfrom \t the visitor enters at once upon one of the mostbeautiful parts of the cemetery. From the main entrance three ave

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