Eastern Cemetery, Portland, Maine
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Eastern Cemetery in Portland, Maine is a historic burial ground and one of the city’s oldest cemeteries, notable for containing the graves of prominent early American figures.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
burial ground
ⓘ
historic cemetery ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| addedTo | National Register of Historic Places NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| address | 224 Congress Street, Portland, Maine ⓘ |
| area | approximately 5 acres ⓘ |
| coordinateSystem | WGS84 ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| county | Cumberland County, Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishedIn | 1668 ⓘ |
| governedBy | local historic preservation regulations ⓘ |
| hasBurialsOf |
Civil War veterans
ⓘ
Revolutionary War veterans ⓘ War of 1812 veterans ⓘ early settlers of Portland ⓘ prominent early American figures ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
family plots
ⓘ
historic headstones ⓘ iron fencing ⓘ stone boundary walls ⓘ table tombs ⓘ |
| hasGravesFrom |
17th century
ⓘ
18th century ⓘ 19th century ⓘ |
| hasNonProfitPartner | Spirits Alive GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasSection |
African American burial section
ⓘ
Potter’s field NERFINISHED ⓘ Quarantine or cholera burial area ⓘ |
| hasStyle | early New England gravestone art ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Register of Historic Places
ⓘ
surface form:
National Register of Historic Places listing
|
| isOneOf |
oldest cemeteries in Portland, Maine
ⓘ
oldest historic sites in Portland, Maine ⓘ |
| locatedInNeighborhood | Munjoy Hill area of Portland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Portland, Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | City of Portland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Eastern Promenade
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Portland Observatory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NRHPListingDate | 1973 ⓘ |
| NRHPReferenceNumber | 73000118 ⓘ |
| offers | guided tours in season ⓘ |
| openTo | public ⓘ |
| overlooks | Portland’s waterfront ⓘ |
| ownedBy | City of Portland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
example of early American burial practices
ⓘ
important record of Portland’s early history ⓘ |
| state | Maine ⓘ |
| usedFor |
burial
ⓘ
historic tours ⓘ |
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