Woodlawn Cemetery (Clinton, Massachusetts) Explained

Woodlawn Cemetery
Location:Clinton, Massachusetts
Coordinates:42.4194°N -71.6914°W
Built:1852
Added:July 23, 2013
Refnum:13000535

Woodlawn Cemetery is a historic cemetery on Woodlawn Street in Clinton, Massachusetts. The oldest portion was laid out in 1853 by Joshua Thissell in the rural cemetery style popular at the time, and was one of the first municipal projects following the town's incorporation. It occupies a hilly parcel of over 33acres, about 1miles from the center of town. It was expanded twice, in the 1890s and in the 1920s. Prominent burials include Erastus and Horatio Bigelow, the town's early leading businessmen.[1]

The cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 23, 2013.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: NRHP nomination for Woodlawn Cemetery. Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 2015-10-27.