St. George's Cemetery in Trenton, Ontario

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Get directions 593 2nd Dug Hill Rd
Trenton, Hastings County, Ontario Canada

Coordinates: 44.09752, -77.60551
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St. George's Cemetery is a beautifully maintained Anglican cemetery located in the west end of Trenton. Well known for its meticulously cared for War Graves, this site contains two Commonwealth war graves from World War 1 and eleven from World War II. The RCAF Memorial to Canadian and Allied servicemen who died in the Second World War Commonwealth Air Training Plan and the RCL Memorial to Trenton area war veterans are also located here. The cemetery is open to anyone who wishes to have a Christian burial.

It was established in 1889 when seven acres of land was purchased by Rev. Francis W. Armstrong for a new St. George's Cemetery. The land was part of Asa James Hill's farm. Asa was a Quaker who died in 1887 and was buried on his land. His widow always wanted to be buried in an Anglican cemetery and she got her wish when the land was purchased by Rev. Armstrong.

In 1898 a mass burial took place at St. George's when a train filled with Canadian emigrants derailed with a large loss of life at the base of Dug Hill. The marker for those who died has since disappeared.