Wide Awake in Sleepy Hollow - Cemetery Tour

Overview

This late-afternoon cemetery stroll guides visitors through the notable Sleepy Hollow Cemetery and some of the most well-known burials, interesting grave sites and inspirational stories of the people of Concord through the last two centuries.

From powerful women to well-known sculptors, Civil War soldiers to generational abolitionists and to the gravesites of four of the most well-known authors (Thoreau, Emerson, Alcott & Hawthorne) in American history, guests will hear the true stories of the fascinating lives that made Concord a place never to be forgotten. The hallowed grounds of Sleepy Hollow are home to real-life legends whose memory is kept alive by all those who visit.

Wide Awake in Sleepy Hollow is a two-hour walking tour and requires ability to walk up small staircases and a steep incline to Author’s Ridge. Please wear comfortable walking shoes.

City: Massachusetts

Tue 17 Sep

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Starting at $30.00

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Tue 17 Sep

Starting at $30.00

Make a reservation

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What's Included

2 Hour Guided Tour

Additional Info

Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
Guides required to regularly wash hands
Contactless payments for gratuities and add-ons

What To Expect

Sleepy Hollow Cemetery

Stop 1 – Introduction to Sleepy Hollow – Rural Landscape History, New Hill Burial Ground Stop 2 – Grave of Anne Rainsford French Bush – Automotive/License History Stop 3 – Graves of Hoar Family – Abolitionism, Environmentalism, Political Work Stop 4 – Melvin Memorial – Civil War Soldiers, Civil War History, Sculpture/Art History Stop 5 – Henry David Thoreau – Author’s Ridge – Literary, Personal, Environmental History / Stories, Transcendentalism Stop 6 – Nathaniel Hawthorne- Author’s Ridge – Literary, Personal Stories, Gothic Literature Stop 7 – Louisa May Alcott and Alcott Family – Author’s Ridge – Civil War, Literary and Women’s History Stop 8 – Ralph Waldo Emerson – Author’s Ridge - Transcendentalism Foundations, Literary and Personal History/Stories Stop 9 – Daniel Chester French – Art History, Sculptures Stop 10 – Franklin Benjamin Sanborn – Abolitionism, John Brown, Literary Connections, Authors Stop 11 – Concluding Thoughts and Honorable Mentions

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