Robbins Cemetery

Originally part of the Samuel Winship farm, this land was deeded by his son in 1784 as a cemetery for the Robbins, Winship, Buckman, Bowman, and other Lexington families. Stephen Robbins and his son Eli, who are buried here, operated a fur dressing factory, a spice mill, and a tannery. When they wanted to open a tavern and were refused permission by the selectmen, Eli enlisted Daniel Webster’s help and won. The willow and urn carved on many gravestones here are symbols of mourning widely used in the early 1800s in painting and needlework, as well as on headstones.

Lexington, Massachusetts · United States