Historic Newton hosts Newton 250 at East Parish Burying Ground (Centre and Cotton Streets, Newton Centre), Sunday, September 13 from 2PM – 3:30PM.
Walk through the city’s oldest burying ground to see the final resting places of Newtonians who shaped the town at the time of the American Revolution. Learn about General Michael Jackson’s leadership at the battle of Lexington and Concord, how Timothy Jackson earned a commendation from George Washington, and Edward Durant’s participation in Newton’s Committee of Correspondence.