Vine Lake Cemetery

Historic cemetery in Massachusetts, United States

United States historic place


Vine Lake Cemetery
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Vine Lake Cemetery
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 ^[1]
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.^[2]

The cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "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.

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Media related to Vine Lake Cemetery (Medfield, Massachusetts) at Wikimedia Commons

Vine Lake Cemetery at Find a Grave

U.S. National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts

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