Granary Burying Ground ghost lore

The Granary Burying Ground (established 1660) contains the graves of Samuel Adams, John Hancock, and other Revolutionary-era figures and is frequently included on Boston ghost tours for reported apparitions and unexplained sounds. Local guidebooks and tour operators circulate stories of sightings near specific tombs, and these accounts form part of the site's folklore. Such reports are anecdotal and presented as local legend rather than scientifically verified phenomena.