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...late 1850s, the 5,280 sq. ft. plot was falling into disrepair...
Michael W. Roberts, the secretary to the Corporation until 1998, says he recalls a discussion about urn burials versus casket burials at the plot, but he did not comment further...
...College, it would seem that some steps should be taken to improve its appearance,” wrote W.G. Stearns on Oct. 23, 1856 on behalf of the superintendent of Mount Auburn Cemetery, who complained about a path overgrown with grass and the lack of a boundary around the plot...
Although records show that posts were eventually set up around Harvard Hill, there were still complaints in the early 20th century that the plot was not receiving adequate care...
...funeral might have triggered a series of inquiries about the plot, since the Corporation decided only a few years after Marquand’s death to take steps to ensure that the Hill would not be overcrowded with graves...