Show historic hill copps lull hill was the lie most northerly of tile the thice hills which were the distinguishing gui shing feature of boston at the time 61 of its settlement at one time it was known as windmill hill from the fact that at one time a big mill stood on the summit later it was known as snow MIL hill the name copps hill is supposed to have come from william copp a co cobbler abler who lived on his own homestead near the hill copps hill was the second burying ground which was established in tile the town on the summit of the hill whore where the old will roll hod had stood it was first used for interments Inter ments in 1630 and for a long time was known as the old north burying ground the oldest inscription it contains contain dated august 15 purporting to commemorate the deaths of john thwing in and grace berry in 1023 1025 both some years before the lie founding of the colony fire are thought to have been altered by some mischievous hoy boy with his knife it Is related th harthe atthe hat the british soldiers hile occupying the burying ground as a military sta station tiou used the gravestones for targets and marks of the bullets were visible for years after tile lie revolution |