Grand Trunk Cemetery
| Grand Trunk Cemetery | |
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| Details | |
| Established | 1793 |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 43°41′03″N 70°15′29″W / 43.6842791°N 70.2579418°W |
| Owned by | City of Portland, Maine |
| No. of graves | ≈50+ |
| Website | Website |
| Find a Grave | Grand Trunk Cemetery |
The Grand Trunk Cemetery also known as (Back Cove Cemetery or East Deering Cemetery) is a small inactive cemetery in the East Deering neighborhood of Portland, Maine. Established around 1793, the cemetery was the burial ground for those who lived in the area until 1898, when it was declared inactive.[1] It is now located behind Presumpscot Elementary School and is bordered to the east by main line of the Grand Trunk Railway. Largely forgotten for decades, community members began reclaiming the space and it was officially re-dedicated in 2014.[2]
Gallery
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Circa 2020 -
Circa 2018
References
[edit]- ^ Quimby, Beth (6 October 2014). "One of Portland's historic cemeteries brought back from ruin". Press Herald. Archived from the original on 22 June 2020. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
- ^ "Historic cemetery reclaimed in Portland, Maine – The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Associated Press. October 7, 2014. Archived from the original on June 22, 2020. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
Further reading
[edit]- Romano, Ron; Blachowicz, James (Forward) (2016). Early Gravestones in Southern Maine: The Genius of Bartlett Adams. Charleston, SC: The History Press. ISBN 978-1467136396. OCLC 945745709.