Auburn Rd., Millis, Massachusetts. County/parish: Norfolk.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places March 15, 2006. NRIS 06000129.
1 contributing site. 9 contributing structures. 15 contributing objects.Also known as:
Prospect Hill Cemetery is a historic cemetery on Auburn Road in Millis, Massachusetts. Founded in 1714, it is the town's only cemetery. Covering more than 18 acres (7.3 ha), it has more than 2,800 burials. Among those buried in the cemetery are politician Christian Herter, who served as U.S. Secretary of State and Governor of Massachusetts, and two Medal of Honor recipients, Charles Church Roberts and William D. Newland. The cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006 with the help of a short documentary film by a Millis High School Freshman Dustin Fresh.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63796428