Should The First Church’s Burying Ground Be Used As A Dog Park? It Is Now By David Ertischek on July 27, 2021 Should The First Church’s Burying Ground Be Used As A Dog Park? It Is Now Neighbors of the historical First Church on Eliot Street use the burying ground as a dog park, which they’re allowed to do by the church. But some neighbors aren’t happy about the cemetery being used as a dog park.