The Village Burying Ground - Bar Harbor, ME
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The Village Burying Ground is a cemetery located on Mount Desert Street in Bar Harbor between the Bar Harbor Congregational Church and the Saint Saviour’s Episcopal Parish Church.
Waymark Code: WM16XQN
Location: Maine, United States
Date Posted: 10/25/2022
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I couldn't find any information about the old "Village Burying Ground" also called "Meeting House Cemetery" except for this information board on the cemetery grounds to the left of the entrance.
The inscription reads:
"The Village Burying Ground - Established before 1790 holds in many unmarked and unknown graves the remains of those courageous men and women pioneers on the frontier of downeast Maine. Sea captains, fishermen and farmers, shipwrights and hotelmen, selectmen and legislators, their wives and children, and the occasional sailor dying far from home also rest here. Strong commitment to the Union is remembered by the monument dedicated in 1897 by the Town of Eden already world-renowned under the later name of Bar Harbor."
Eden's Sons Civil War Memorial
Erected in 1897, the Eden's Sons Civil War Memorial recognizes the sacrifice of soldiers who served in Maine's regiments and defended the Union from 1861 to 1865. The granite memorial was designed and built by Cook & Watkins of Boston. It depicts each of the four Maine regiments with a sculpture on each side of the monument. While the Battle of Portland Harbor was the only Civil War Battle that occurred within Maine, soldiers from Maine played a pivotal role in Gettysburg and other major battles. The memorial is surmounted by the figure of a soldier wearing a Union infantry greatcoat and holding a rifle.
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