Forestdale Cemetery
Forestdale Cemetery is a public secular cemetery located in Holyoke, Massachusetts. The cemetery was officially organized on November 1, 1860, after a town meeting in October of that year designated a sum of $1,500 for the purchase of land; contributions for this land came from the Holyoke Water Power Company as well as local mills, with the acquisitions presided over by Jones S.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Cemetery
- Description: cemetery in Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA
- Also known as: “Forest Dale Cemetery East”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Wistariahurst and Holyoke Medical Center.
Wistariahurst
Park
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Wistariahurst is a historic house museum and the former estate of the Skinner family, located at 238 Cabot Street in Holyoke, Massachusetts. It was built in 1868 for William Skinner, the owner of a successful silk spinning and textile business, and is named for the abundant wisteria vines which cascade across its eastern facade. Wistariahurst is situated 2,000 feet southeast of Forestdale Cemetery.
Holyoke Medical Center
Hospital
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Holyoke Medical Center, formerly known as Holyoke City Hospital, is a full-service, community and regional non-profit medical center located in Holyoke, Massachusetts. Holyoke Medical Center is situated 3,000 feet southwest of Forestdale Cemetery.
Holyoke City Hall
Town hall
Photo: Kzirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Holyoke City Hall is the historic city hall of Holyoke, Massachusetts. It is located at 536 Dwight Street, on the south east corner of High Street and Dwight Street. Holyoke City Hall is situated 1 mile east of Forestdale Cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Holyoke and Chicopee.
Holyoke
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Holyoke is a city in the Pioneer Valley in Massachusetts. It is a former mill city, which made a large chunk of the worlds paper. It has interesting architecture and is close to many attractions.
Chicopee
Photo: Andre Carrotflower, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Chicopee is a city of 56,000 people on the Connecticut River in Hampden County, Massachusetts. Chicopee today goes by the nickname the "Crossroads of New England" as part of a business-development marketing campaign, one that West Springfield also uses.
South Hadley
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South Hadley is a city in the Pioneer Valley area of Massachusetts. It is home to Mount Holyoke College.
Forestdale Cemetery
- Categories: historic site and burial
- Location: City of Holyoke, Hampden, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.20837° or 42° 12′ 30″ northLongitude
-72.62308° or 72° 37′ 23″ westElevation
240 feet (73 metres)Open location code
87J9695G+8QOpenStreetMap ID
way 29858373OpenStreetMap feature
historic=cemeteryOpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemeteryGeoNames ID
4937034Wikidata ID
Q48808926
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In Other Languages
“Forestdale Cemetery” goes by many names.
- French: “cimetière de Forestdale”
- French: “Cimetière de Forestdale”
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