Eastern Cemetery

Eastern Cemetery was declared a National Historic Site in January 1974. It is the burial place of hardy, courageous early settlers and of the men and women who founded and defended this area and made history in civil life, government, law, the arts, education, and religion in the state and the nation. Its 3848 named graves include defenders of the Colonial wars, 150 soldiers of the Revolution, defenders in the War of 1812, and the Civil War, as well as 206 unnamed graves of early settlers.

Portland, Maine · United States