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The Eastern Cemetery is a historic cemetery at the intersection of Washington Avenue and Congress Street in the East Bayside neighborhood of Portland, Maine. Located at the base of Munjoy Hill, the Eastern Cemetery is the oldest major cemetery in Portland. Established in 1668, it was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. Mary Green's head and foot stone mark the oldest known burial of May 23, 1717.〔Jordan, William B. Jr., Burial Records 1717-1962 of the Eastern Cemetery, Portland, Maine. Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, 1987.〕 The cemetery was active until the 1860s. It totals approximately in size. The present iron and granite fence along Congress Street was erected in 1916. The granite receiving tomb to the right of the entrance was built in 1849. Over 3,500 burials are recorded as being in the Eastern Cemetery.〔(Eastern Cemetery 224 Congress Street, Portland, Maine ) at Portland.me.us〕 ==Notable burials== * James Alden, Jr., (1810-1877), Civil War, Mexican–American War * George Bradbury (1770-1823), US Congressman * Lieutenant William Ward Burrows II (1785-1813), U.S. War of 1812, commander of the USS Enterprise, killed in the line of duty during the Capture of HMS Boxer on September 5, 1813. * Charles Codman, (1800-1842), American landscape and marine painter * Mark Harris, (1779-1843), US Congressman * John Holmes, (1773-1843), US Congressman * Daniel Ilsley, (1740-1813), US Congressman * Commodore Edward Preble, (1761-1807), US Naval officer * George Preble, (1816-1885), US Naval officer and writer * William Widgery, (1753-1822), US Congressman 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Eastern Cemetery」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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