Woodlawn Cemetery | |
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Details | |
Established | 1885; 140 years ago (1885) |
Location | Westbrook, Maine |
Country | United States |
Coordinates | 43°40′11″N 70°20′45″W / 43.6697947°N 70.3458858°W / 43.6697947; -70.3458858 |
Owned by | City of Westbrook, Maine |
No. of graves | ≈9,800 |
Website | Official website |
Find a Grave | Woodlawn Cemetery |
Woodlawn Cemetery is a publicly-owned cemetery in Westbrook, Maine, U.S. It was established in 1885. In 1933–34, Woodlawn was significantly improved by a make-work project by the Civil Works Administration. Three miles of avenues were given a coat of gravel among other improvements. It is the only cemetery in the city which offers winter burials.
Notable interments
- Alexander Speirs (1859–1927), state legislator
References
- "Woodlawn Cemetery Improvements – Westbrook ME". Living New Deal. Retrieved 7 May 2020.