Eastern Cemetery
Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, USA
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The name change to Eastern Cemetery came about by 1830 when Portland opened a second public burying ground on the west end of the peninsula. Today the cemetery is being restored in a partnership between the city of Portland and a non-profit friends of the cemetery group known as Spirits Alive. Over 500 gravestones have been repaired and/or cleaned by this dedicated group. Eastern Cemetery contains a wonderful collection of Massachusetts-made gravestones dating back 300 years as well as hundreds of markers carved by Portland's first resident stone cutter Bartlett Adams (1776 - 1828). Generally from spring through fall the Congress Street gate is open daily and the public is invited to take a self-guided tour (daily guided tours are usually offered in season). For more information, please visit www.spiritsalive.org
The name change to Eastern Cemetery came about by 1830 when Portland opened a second public burying ground on the west end of the peninsula. Today the cemetery is being restored in a partnership between the city of Portland and a non-profit friends of the cemetery group known as Spirits Alive. Over 500 gravestones have been repaired and/or cleaned by this dedicated group. Eastern Cemetery contains a wonderful collection of Massachusetts-made gravestones dating back 300 years as well as hundreds of markers carved by Portland's first resident stone cutter Bartlett Adams (1776 - 1828). Generally from spring through fall the Congress Street gate is open daily and the public is invited to take a self-guided tour (daily guided tours are usually offered in season). For more information, please visit www.spiritsalive.org
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- Added: 1 Jan 2000
- Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 89841
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