Portland Burying Ground
Portland Burying Ground is a cemetery in Town of Portland, Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Connecticut. Portland Burying Ground is situated nearby to the park Indian Hill Avenue Historic District, as well as near the neighborhood Main Street Historic District.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Indian Hill Avenue Historic District and River Highlands State Park.
Indian Hill Avenue Historic District
Park
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The Indian Hill Avenue Historic District encompasses an 18th-century colonial shipbuilding village, overlaid on a historic and prehistoric Native American settlement, in Portland, Connecticut.
River Highlands State Park
Nature reserve
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River Highlands State Park is a public recreation area located on the west bank of the Connecticut River in the town of Cromwell, Connecticut. The 177-acre state park is managed by Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. River Highlands State Park is situated 2½ miles northwest of Portland Burying Ground.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cromwell and Main Street Historic District.
Cromwell
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Cromwell is a town in Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States, located within the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region. The population was 14,225 at the 2020 census. The town is named after Oliver Cromwell, the Lord Protector of England.
Main Street Historic District
Neighborhood
The Main Street Historic District in Cromwell, Connecticut is roughly bounded by Nooks Hill Road, Prospect Hill Road, Wall and West Streets, and New Lane, and Stevens Lane and Main Street. Main Street Historic District is situated 2 miles west of Portland Burying Ground.
Portland
Town
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Portland is a town in Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States. The town is part of the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region. The population was 9,384 at the 2020 census. Portland is situated 2 miles southwest of Portland Burying Ground.
Portland Burying Ground
- Type: Cemetery
- Also known as: “Center Cemtery” and “Portland Burying Grounds Cemetery”
- Category: burial
- Location: Town of Portland, Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.5887° or 41° 35′ 19″ northLongitude
-72.60719° or 72° 36′ 26″ westElevation
59 feet (18 metres)Open location code
87H9H9QV+F4OpenStreetMap ID
way 43441024OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemeteryGeoNames ID
4841002
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