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Trees & Plants of Broad Street Cemetery: An Evening Stroll

August 21, 2019 @ 6:30 pm

Come join us! Invite your friends and neighbors!! nIn 1910 city planner Harlan Kelsey called lower Broad Street the only properly parked neighborhood in the City of Salem. Later, he tried to recreate that wide grassy look when he drew plans for the Dalton Parkway and Hawthorne Boulevard. nJoin Carolyn Ross and Chris Burke for a stroll on around the Broad Street Cemetery and immediate neighborhood to observe and comment on the legacy trees, shrubs and plants that continue to make this one of the most beautiful places in Salem. nMeet at 5 Broad Street parking lot at 6:30 pm on Aug 21, 2019nSponsored by Friends of Broad St Cemetery and Salem Historical Commission nSign up to join –Free, just send us your name and email.nContact info Email: FriendsofBroadStcemetery@gmail.com nHelp us preserve our burial groundsnBROAD STREET CEMETERY, ESTABLISHED 1655nThis burial ground is a place of honor and historynWe ask visitors to be respectful and observe the following:nGravestones and tombs are fragilenDo not lean, stand or push on gravestones or tombsnNo stone rubbings, Stay on the paths, No masks, No candlesnPlease report suspicious behavior n Source: https://www.salem.org/event/trees-plants-of-broad-street-cemetery-an-evening-stroll/

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Date:
August 21, 2019
Time:
6:30 pm