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Louisa May Alcott, tombstone and grave, Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Concord, Massachusetts, photos

Concord, Massachusetts, Louisa May Alcott Tombstone and Grave, Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, photo, headstone

The grave and tombstone of Louisa May Alcott in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Concord, Massachusetts. Alcott is most well known as the author of Little Women, Little Man, Jo's Boys and numerous other popular titles of the time. The grave of Louisa May Alcott is included within the Alcott family plot which also includes the graves of her parents, Amos and Abigail and her three sisters: Anna, Elizabeth and May. See the photo and additional Louisa May Alcott links below.

Concord, Massachusetts, Louisa May Alcott Tombstone and Grave, Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, photo, foot stone

This tombstone is simply marked L. M. A. 1832 - 1888. Louisa died just two days after her father had died. Visitors often leave pebbles, coins and writing utensils at the grave site of this famed author.

Louisa May Alcott, born November 29, 1832 at Germantown, Pennsylvania; died March 6, 1888 at Boston, Massachusetts, age 55.

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The Alcott Family Tombstone at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Concord, Massachusetts

The Orchard House - Home of the Alcott Family, Concord, Massachusetts

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