Copp’s Hill Burying Ground

The city’s second-oldest cemetery – dating to 1660 – is named for William Copp, who originally owned this land. The oldest graves here belong to his children. An estimated 10,000 souls occupy this small plot of land, including more than 1000 free blacks, many of whom lived in the North End. Near the Charter St gate you’ll find the graves of the Mather family – Increase, Cotton and Samuel – all of whom were politically powerful religious leaders in the colonial community. Find the grave of Daniel Malcolm, whose headstone commemorates his rebel activism. British soldiers apparently took offense at this claim and used the headstone for target practice. Across the street, 44 Hull St is Boston’s narrowest house, measuring a whopping 9½ft wide. Sometimes called a ‘spite house’ the c 1800 house was reportedly built to block light from the neighbor’s house and to obliterate the view of the house behind it.