Marvell Cemetery

Marvell Cemetery is a cemetery in Town of Leverett, Franklin, Massachusetts. Marvell Cemetery is situated nearby to the hamlet North Leverett Historic District, as well as near the peak Mount Toby.

Type: Cemetery
Description: cemetery in Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States
Also known as: “Marvell Billings Cemetery” and “Mervel Cemetery”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include New England Peace Pagoda and Mount Toby.

New England Peace Pagoda

Buddhist temple

Photo: Dowcet, CC BY-SA 2.5.

The New England Peace Pagoda is a peace pagoda located in Leverett, Massachusetts. It was the first Nipponzan-Myōhōji peace pagoda to be built in the United States. New England Peace Pagoda is situated 3,500 feet east of Marvell Cemetery.

Mount Toby

Peak

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Mount Toby, 1,269 feet, is the highest summit of a sprawling collection of mostly wooded hills and knolls that rise from a distinct plateau-like upland in the towns of Sunderland and Leverett, Massachusetts, just east of the Connecticut River. Mount Toby is situated 2 miles southwest of Marvell Cemetery.

North Cemetery

Cemetery

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North Cemetery is a historic cemetery at 114 Montague Street in Leverett, Massachusetts, United States. The 1-acre municipal cemetery is located on the west side of the street about 1 mile north of Leverett center. North Cemetery is situated 2½ miles south of Marvell Cemetery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include North Leverett Historic District and North Sunderland.

North Leverett Historic District

Hamlet

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North Leverett is a historic mill village of Leverett, Massachusetts. Centered on the intersection of North Leverett Road with Chestnut Hill Road and Cave Hill Road it includes predominantly residential buildings that were built during the height of the area's industrial activity between the 1770s and mid-19th century.