West Burying Ground
West Burying Ground is a cemetery in Town of Middletown, Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Connecticut. West Burying Ground is situated nearby to Indian Hill Cemetery, as well as near the park Washington Street Historic District.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Washington Street Historic District and Indian Hill Cemetery.
Washington Street Historic District
Park
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The Washington Street Historic District encompasses a residential area of Middletown, Connecticut that has a long history as a fashionable and desirable neighborhood.
Indian Hill Cemetery
Cemetery
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Indian Hill Cemetery is a historic rural cemetery located at 383 Washington Street in Middletown, Connecticut on a hill adjacent to Wesleyan University. Indian Hill Cemetery is situated 1,000 feet southwest of West Burying Ground.
Broad Street Historic District
Park
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The Broad Street Historic District encompasses a well-preserved 19th-century residential area in Middletown, Connecticut, USA. Centered on Broad and Pearl Streets West of Main Street, the area was developed residential in response to local economic development intended to revitalize the city, whose port was in decline.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Middletown and Metro South Historic District.
Middletown
Middletown is a a moderately-sized college and business town, with a few interesting remnants of 19th-century churches, graveyards, and mills. It is in Connecticut on the Connecticut River, about 20 miles south of Hartford.
Metro South Historic District
Neighborhood
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The Metro South Historic District encompasses a portion of the downtown area of Middletown, Connecticut. Extending south from Main and College Streets for two blocks, this area was developed in the 19th century, and contains a diversity of well-preserved architecture from that period, some with association to locally important individuals.
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.
West Burying Ground
- Type: Cemetery
- Also known as: “Washington Street Cemetery”
- Category: burial
- Location: Town of Middletown, Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.5574° or 41° 33′ 27″ northLongitude
-72.66066° or 72° 39′ 38″ westElevation
135 feet (41 metres)Open location code
87H9H84Q+XPOpenStreetMap ID
way 43441144OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemeteryGeoNames ID
4845449
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