West Cemetery, Amherst, Massachusetts, United States

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West Cemetery in Amherst, Massachusetts, is a historic burial ground best known as the final resting place of poet Emily Dickinson.


Statements (38)
Predicate Object
instanceOf cemetery
historic burial ground
country United States of America
surface form: "United States"
hasAccess open to the public
hasCulturalAssociation 19th-century New England
American poetry
hasFeature 19th-century funerary art
family plots
historic gravestones
hasGraveMarkerStyle 19th-century marble headstones
granite headstones
hasGraveOf Emily Dickinson NERFINISHED
hasLanguageOfSignage English
hasNearbyAttraction Emily Dickinson Museum
hasPeriodOfSignificance 19th century
early 20th century
hasSection African American section
hasSignificance African American history in Amherst
history of Emily Dickinson
local history of Amherst
hasTourismType heritage tourism site
literary tourism site
hasUse burial ground
historic site for visitors
heritageDesignation listed on the National Register of Historic Places
local historic site
knownFor being the final resting place of poet Emily Dickinson
locatedIn Amherst, Massachusetts
Hampshire County, Massachusetts NERFINISHED
Massachusetts
New England
notableBurial Edward Dickinson NERFINISHED
Emily Dickinson NERFINISHED
Lavinia Norcross Dickinson
other members of the Dickinson family
NRHPType historic district
operatedBy Town of Amherst
ownedBy Amherst Central Business District
surface form: "Town of Amherst"

Referenced by (3)

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Edward Dickinson burialPlace West Cemetery, Amherst, Massachusetts, United States
surface form: "West Cemetery, Amherst, Massachusetts"
Emily Dickinson burialPlace West Cemetery, Amherst, Massachusetts, United States
Lavinia Norcross Dickinson placeOfBurial West Cemetery, Amherst, Massachusetts, United States

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