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 Hillside Cemetery - Bremen, Maine Posted by:  T0SHEA
N 44° 00.296 W 069° 25.541
19T E 465874 N 4872508
This is a most interesting cemetery to visit while near Bremen, Maine. It is located on Waldoboro Road. The cemetery is approximately 1/2 mile north of Bremen.
Waymark Code: WMPQ1M
Location: Maine, United States
Date Posted: 10/05/2015
Views: 2
Hillside Cemetery, also known as Old Bremen Cemetery, is within Lincoln County and has approximately 618 known interments.
The cemetery is on both sides of the road, the older section, also known as the Old Bremen Cemetery, has within its cemetery the gravesites of Joshua Webber, William Keene and Patriot Commander Samuel Tucker all American Revolutionary War veterans. Commander Tucker was commissioned by General George Washington, who later became the first president of the United States of America.
Also interred in the new section is Richard H. Hornberger who was born February 1, 1924 and died November 4, 1997. He wrote the novel "M*A*S*H" under the pseudonym of "Richard Hooker."
Hornberger served in the United States Army as a surgeon in a mobile army surgical hospital unit during the Korean War. His book was adapted into a 1970 motion picture, and into a highly successful television series.
City, Town, or Parish / State / Country: Bremen, Lincoln County, Maine, USA
Approximate number of graves: 618
Cemetery Status: Active
Cemetery Website: Not listed
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