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Newton Park and Conservation Lands

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  Newton Cemetery

LOCATION: Newton Center
Enter at 791 Walnut Street

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Specimen tree map

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SIZE: 100 acres

LONGEST WALK: 1.5 miles

ESTABLISHED: 1855

ADMINISTERED BY: Newton Cemetery Corporation

FEATURES:

Created in the 19th century naturalistic style pioneered by Mt. Auburn Cemetery in Watertown, Newton Cemetery is beautifully landscaped. Visitors are allowed to quietly view the grounds, but jogging, dog walking, food, and bicycling are not allowed.

On this serene spot you will find four ponds, graceful hillsides, and over 26 species of unusual trees such as marshall maple, castor auralia, shagbark hickory, hardy rubber tree, zelkova, amur corktree, camperdown elm, and weeping beech.

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

October 2003 Tree Tour

A Quiet Place to Walk in All Seasons

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