Vine Lake Cemetery | |
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Vine Lake Cemetery | |
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Location | Medfield, Massachusetts |
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Coordinates | 42°11′10″N 71°18′56″W / 42.18611°N 71.31556°W / 42.18611; -71.31556 |
Area | 32 acres (13 ha) |
Built | 1651 |
NRHP reference No. | 05000277 |
Added to NRHP | April 14, 2005 |
Vine Lake Cemetery is a historic cemetery on Main Street in Medfield, Massachusetts. First established in 1651, this 32-acre (13 ha) cemetery has grown and evolved over the centuries, and remains the town's only public cemetery. Its sections include the original colonial burying ground, a section in the rural cemetery style fashionable in the 19th century, and modern sections laid out in the 20th century. The oldest dated marker is from 1661.
The cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.
See also
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- "NRHP nomination for Vine Lake Cemetery". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-05-30.
External links
Media related to Vine Lake Cemetery (Medfield, Massachusetts) at Wikimedia Commons
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- Cemeteries on the National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts
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- National Register of Historic Places in Norfolk County, Massachusetts
- 1651 establishments in the Massachusetts Bay Colony
- Rural cemeteries
- Cemeteries established in the 17th century