Lizzie Borden
N 41° 42.460 W 071° 08.297
19T E 322099 N 4619528
Grave of Lizzie Borden, famous for the axe murders of her father and stepmother
Waymark Code: WM3VMZ
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 05/22/2008
Views: 90
Lizzie Borden, her parents and stepmother are buried here at Oak Grove Cemetery. Lizzie was accused of their murders on August 4, 1892. Although acquitted, she was ostracized by her neighbors afterward and remains notorious to this day. She died in 1927 and took the secret of the murders to her grave.
Description:
Lizzie Borden took an axe
And gave her mother forty whacks
And when she saw what she had done
She gave her father forty one
Date of birth: 07/19/1860
Date of death: 06/01/1927
Area of notoriety: Crime
Marker Type: Headstone
Setting: Outdoor
Visiting Hours/Restrictions: Closes at 8 PM
Fee required?: No
Web site: [Web Link]
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