Cohasset Central Cemetery history and notable graves

Cohasset Central Cemetery is a historic cemetery located on North Main Street and Joy Place in Cohasset, Massachusetts. The cemetery began with the first burial of Margaret Tower in 1705, though her gravestone was likely carved in the 1740s. She was buried alongside her husband, Ibrook Tower, who was the first settler in Cohasset.

The oldest gravestone in the cemetery is believed to be that of Sarah Pratt, who died in 1706. Other notable graves include those of Levi B. Gaylord (1840-1900), who was the town's only recipient of the Medal of Honor, and Civil War general Zealous Bates Tower (1819-1900).

A Celtic Cross was erected in 1914 on the gravesite of about 45 of 99 Irish immigrants who died in a shipwreck off Cohasset in 1849. The cemetery was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.

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