Eastern Cemetery
Eastern Cemetery is a historic cemetery at the intersection of Washington Avenue and Congress Street in the Munjoy Hill neighborhood of Portland, Maine.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Cemetery
- Description: cemetery in Portland, Maine
- Also known as: “Eastern Cemetery, Portland, Maine”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Abyssinian Meeting House and Portland Observatory.
Abyssinian Meeting House
Heritage site
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The Abyssinian Meeting House is a historic church building at 73–75 Newbury Street, in the Munjoy Hill neighborhood of Portland, Maine. Built between 1828 and 1831 by free African-Americans, it is Maine's oldest African-American church building, and the third-oldest in the nation. Abyssinian Meeting House is situated 430 feet east of Eastern Cemetery.
Portland Observatory
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The Portland Observatory is a historic maritime signal tower at 138 Congress Street in the Munjoy Hill section of Portland, Maine. Built in 1807, it is the only known surviving tower of its type in the United States. Portland Observatory is situated 1,100 feet northeast of Eastern Cemetery.
Etz Chaim Synagogue
Synagogue
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Etz Chaim Synagogue is a unaffiliated Jewish congregation, synagogue, and Jewish history museum, located at 267 Congress Street, at the head of India Street, in Portland, Maine, United States. Etz Chaim Synagogue is situated 760 feet west of Eastern Cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Old Port of Portland, Maine and Portland.
Old Port of Portland, Maine
Neighborhood
The Old Port is a district of Portland, Maine, known for its cobblestone streets, 19th-century brick buildings and fishing piers. The district contains boutiques, restaurants and bars.
Portland
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Portland is on a peninsula in Casco Bay on the Southern Maine coast approximately 100 miles north of Boston, Massachusetts. It has more than 65,000 inhabitants, making it the largest city in Maine.
Arts District
Neighborhood
The Arts District is a section of downtown Portland, Maine’s designated in 1995 as to promote the cultural community and creative economy of the city. It covers a large part of upper Congress Street towards the West End and spans Congress Street toward the East ending at Portland City Hall and its Merrill Auditorium concert hall.
Eastern Cemetery
- Categories: historic site and burial
- Location: City of Portland, Cumberland County, Lakes and Mountains, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
43.66253° or 43° 39′ 45″ northLongitude
-70.25009° or 70° 15′ 0″ westElevation
79 feet (24 metres)Open location code
87MFMP7X+2XOpenStreetMap ID
way 29986913OpenStreetMap feature
historic=cemeteryOpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemeteryGeoNames ID
4963456Wikidata ID
Q5330050
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In Other Languages
“Eastern Cemetery” goes by many names.
- Swedish: “Eastern Cemetery”
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