Sailors Home Cemetery - Wollaston MA
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Don.Morfe
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Sailors Home Cemetery is located at 322 Fenno Street, Wollaston, Massachusetts, in Norfolk County 02170.
Waymark Code: WM195J7
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 11/29/2023
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Marker in front of the cemetery:
Sailors Home Cemetery-This cemetery, the last remnant of the National Sailors’ Home in Quincy contains the remains of at least 119 veterans of this country’s Civil War.
The Home located on 6 ½ acres in Wollaston, operated as a farm for 66 years, from 1866 to 1931. Established primarily for veteran sailors and marines, the home also provided refuge for former soldiers.
City, Town, or Parish / State / Country: Wollaston, Massachusetts, United States
Approximate number of graves: Less than 200
Cemetery Status: Inactive Maintained
Cemetery Website: [Web Link]
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