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Table For Few
Continuing the theme of tomb renovations, as you make your way
towards Peter Faneuil’s memorial take a gander at the table tombs
lining both sides. Don’t worry, nobody is buried above ground –
the “table” was simply an elegant way to mark the tomb below.
Many of these, more than in any other part of the burial
ground, have been repaired in one way or another. The most
inventive repair (first tomb to the left of Paul Revere - sorry if
that makes you backtrack) used portions of a broken headstone to
create a “mortal collage” if you will. This is one of my favorite
spots in the graveyard.
This photo was taken in 2011 during
the $300,000 city & state-funded improvement program that included
pruning trees, increasing the size of observation areas and
realigning, widening and adding new footpaths.
The Granary looks exponentially better than it did
before.
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