Hear from Sam Williams, Liz Rust, Concord community member Patty Ruze, and CPO’s Volunteer and Program Manager Ellie DiMauro as they explore the origins, evolution, and present-day impact of the Naming the Unnamed project.
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.
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.
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.
It was March 6, 2023, when the CPO Concord Cemetery Advisory group originally conducted a site visit to determine how the ADA pathway design could best serve all visitors at the project site.
CPO is thrilled to collaborate with Lisa Kennedy’s Massachusetts College of Art and Design class to commemorate the lives of people buried at the Concord Reformatory Cemetery.
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CONCORD PRISON OUTREACH
100 Main St Suite 130, Concord, MA 01742
Outreach@concordprisonoutreach.org | (978) 369-1430
Tax ID / EIN 04-3439438 / Contact Sam Williams – Executive Director
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