The Old Burial Ground

Historical marker location:

Sturbridge, Massachusetts

( Marker is on Main Street (Massachusetts Route 131) east of Haynes Street/Maple Street, on the right when traveling east.)

1740 - 1894.

The first public school in America was established in Boston in 1635. The Boston Latin School, which is still in operation today, educated many of America's founding fathers, including John Adams, Samuel Adams, and Benjamin Franklin.