Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Birth Name:
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Birth Date:
February 27, 1807
Birth Place:
Portland, Maine
Death Date:
March 24, 1882
Place of Death:
105 Brattle Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Age:
75
Cause of Death:
Aliments related to peritonitis
Cemetery Name:
Mount Auburn Cemeter
Claim to Fame:
Writers and Poets
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was one of the most widely known and best-loved American poets of the 19th century. He achieved a level of national and international prominence previously unequaled in the literary history of the United States and is one of the few American writers honored in the Poets’ Corner of Westminster Abbey

Cemetery Information:

Final Resting Place:

Mount Auburn Cemeter

580 Mt Auburn Street

Cambridge, Massachusetts, 02138

USA

North America

Map:

Grave Location:

Indian Path Ridge, Lot 580, Grave 1

Grave Location Description

From the north entrance, stay to your left and follow Fountain Avenue past Halcyon Lake and turn left onto Lime Avenue and park. At the intersection of Lime and Fountain take the short trail up to the ridge labeled Indian Path Ridge. Turn right onto Indian Path Ridge and walk approximately 200 feet and you will find his substantial crypt on the path.

Grave Location GPS

42.37357233,-71.14312122

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FAQ's

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was born on February 27, 1807.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was born in Portland, Maine.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow died on March 24, 1882.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow died in 105 Brattle Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was 75.

The cause of death was Aliments related to peritonitis.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's grave is in Mount Auburn Cemeter

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