East Main Street Cemetery
The East Main Street Cemetery is a historic cemetery on East Main Street in Dalton, Massachusetts. The cemetery is one of the oldest in the town, with grave markers dating to the 1780s.Photo: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Cemetery
- Description: cemetery in Dalton, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States
- Also known as: “Chamberlain Family Cemetery”
- Address: Main Street
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Main Street Cemetery and Fairview Cemetery.
Main Street Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Main Street Cemetery is a historic cemetery on Main Street in Dalton, Massachusetts. Although the cemetery dates to 1781, much of it was laid out in the 19th century, during the rural cemetery movement. Main Street Cemetery is situated 1¼ miles west of East Main Street Cemetery.
Fairview Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fairview Cemetery is a historic cemetery on Curtis Avenue in Dalton, Massachusetts. Established in 1885, the cemetery became the resting ground for many of Dalton's heavily Irish Catholic working class, and is stylistically reflective of changing trends in burial practices away from the rural cemetery movement of the mid-19th century. Fairview Cemetery is situated 1 mile west of East Main Street Cemetery.
Wahconah Regional High School
School building
Wahconah Regional High School is a high school in Dalton, Massachusetts, United States and is part of the Central Berkshire Regional School District. The school serves the towns of Becket, Cummington, Dalton, Hinsdale, Peru, Washington, and Windsor. Wahconah Regional High School is situated 3,500 feet east of East Main Street Cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dalton and Hinsdale.
Dalton
Town
Hinsdale
Village
Photo: Faolin42, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hindsdale is a small rural community deep in the Berkshire Hills of Massachusetts. It mostly offers outdoor recreation and camping opportunities. Hinsdale is situated 2½ miles southeast of East Main Street Cemetery.
Lanesborough
Photo: Matthew T. Bradley, CC BY 2.0.
Lanesborough is a town of 3,000 people in the Berkshires of Massachusetts. Mount Greylock, portions of which are in the town, is probably the main attraction. There are plenty of places to sleep and eat, but no nightlife to speak of.
East Main Street Cemetery
- Categories: historic site and burial
- Location: Town of Dalton, Berkshire, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.47349° or 42° 28′ 25″ northLongitude
-73.15101° or 73° 9′ 4″ westElevation
1,175 feet (358 metres)Inception
~1781Open location code
87J8FRFX+9HOpenStreetMap ID
way 815572983OpenStreetMap feature
historic=cemeteryOpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemetery
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