Bell Rock Cemetery, Malden, Massachusetts
Bell Rock Cemetery in Malden is also known as the Old Burial Ground, and apparently according to Find A Grave , " Sandy Bank Cemetery ," originally, for which there is a Wikipedia page . According to Wikipedia it was placed on the U.S. Register of National Historic Places in 1981. Also of note, apparently the headstones and their engravings have been well documented and are searchable in the Malden Public Library. For those familiar with the layout of Malden Massachusetts its location would likely be surprising, several blocks away from what is currently "Malden Center," on the side of a hill in a relatively low lying area. The neighborhood today is comprised of dense residential approaching the Malden River and flanked by the MBTA train tracks and some industrial zones. The first meeting house of Malden was located near the cemetery, on Bell Rock hill, formerly called Bailey's Hill. The oldest headstone in the graveyard is said to date to 1670. Pleasantly this...