Randall Cemetery
| Randall Cemetery | |
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 The cemetery in 2022, looking southeast to Lower Main Street | |
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| Details | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 43°50′36″N 70°07′06″W / 43.84327699°N 70.11840950°W |
| Type | Private |
| No. of graves | 17 |
| Find a Grave | Randall Cemetery |
Randall Cemetery is a historic cemetery in Freeport, Maine, United States. Located at the corner of Lower Main Street (U.S. Route 1) and Desert Road, it contains seventeen headstones, the earliest dating to 1831. The small plot contains pine trees both in and around its low dry stone wall.[1]
The cemetery was part of the Randall family farm, run by Isaac (1770–1850) and Mercy Randall (1776–1840), a site now occupied by a Shaw's grocery store.[1][2] The farm house and buildings were on the Shaw's side of the street, then a dirt track, while a barn stood on the opposite side of today's Lower Main Street. All the buildings were demolished when construction on the ramps to and from Interstate 295 began.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Queen, Kylie. "There's a Secret Cemetery in Freeport, Maine. Have You Noticed It?". Q97.9. Retrieved 2022-07-05.
- ^ Bryan, Shannon (2011-10-27). "It's a plot". Press Herald. Retrieved 2022-07-05.
- ^ Perkins, Don (2012). The Barns of Maine: Our History, Our Stories. ISBN 9781614236870.
