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Project Background: Naming the Unnamed & The Concord Reformatory Cemetery
From 1878 until 1996, the Concord Prison Cemetery became the final resting place for 218 men who died while incarcerated, buried in numbered graves, with no name. The cemetery is marked by a large cement cross, mounted on a cement pedestal, visible from Route 2.
Sam Williams Featured in the 200th Anniversary of Lafayette’s Farewell Tour
Sam Williams Featured in 200th Anniversary of Lafayette's Farewell Tour
Concord Reformatory Cemetery Interactive Map
Explore this interactive map as you put names to the 218 forgotten men who died while incarcerated in the Massachusetts prison system between 1878 and 1996 and are laid to rest in the Concord Prison Cemetery.
Naming the Unnamed: Individual Illustrations
In the spring of 2022, Lisa Daria Kennedy, Associate Professor at Massachusetts College of Art and Design collaborated with the Concord Prison Outreach leadership team on the “Naming the Unnamed” Project to bring an artistic expression to each of the people buried at the Concord Reformatory Cemetery.
William Munroe Special Collections – Naming the Unnamed Online Gallery
A multi-faceted community-based project, "Naming the Unnamed" memorializes 218 men buried at the Concord Reformatory Cemetery, bringing this historic place forward as an integral part of Concord’s future.
Grave Site Marker Gallery
We recognize the individuals buried in the prison cemetery as people, not numbers; as we turn the markers into monuments and honor those who died while in custody. Explore this marker gallery in your own quest to put names to the numbers.
Concord Reformatory & Cemetery Photo Gallery
The Concord Reformatory opened in 1878, with seven men interned to the cemetery in it's first year. Over it's 118 year time span, 218 graves dotted this small hill in Concord, MA.
Bruce Freeman Rail Trail & Contemplative Seating Area
Learn more about the Bruce Freeman Rail Trail and the upcoming plans for a contemplative seating area paying respect to the 218 men laid to rest in the Concord Prison Cemetery.
CPO Co-Sponsors Family Holiday Event at MCI-Concord’s B.R.A.V.E Unit
CPO Co-Sponsors Family Holiday Event at MCI-Concord's B.R.A.V.E Unit
