Dow Cemetery

Dow Cemetery is a cemetery in Town of Strafford, Orange, Vermont. Dow Cemetery is situated nearby to the hamlet South Strafford, as well as near the neighborhood Strafford Village Historic District.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Justin Smith Morrill Homestead and Elizabeth Mine.

Justin Smith Morrill Homestead

Museum

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The Justin Smith Morrill Homestead is the historic Carpenter Gothic home of United States Senator Justin Smith Morrill in Strafford, Vermont, and was one of the first declared National Historic Landmarks, in 1960. Justin Smith Morrill Homestead is situated 2½ miles northwest of Dow Cemetery.

Elizabeth Mine

Mine

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The Elizabeth Mine was a copper mine located on the town line between the Town of Strafford and the Town of Thetford, in Orange County, Vermont. The ore deposit was discovered in 1793, but mining did not start until 1809. Elizabeth Mine is situated 1¼ miles south of Dow Cemetery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include South Strafford and Strafford Village Historic District.

South Strafford

Hamlet

South Strafford is an unincorporated village in the town of Strafford, Orange County, Vermont, United States. The community is located along Vermont Route 132, 10 miles northwest of Hanover, New Hampshire.

Strafford Village Historic District

Neighborhood

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The Strafford Village Historic District encompasses the historic village center of Strafford, Vermont, United States. Founded in 1768, the village center was developed in the 1790s, and saw most of its growth before 1840, resulting in a fine assortment of predominantly Greek Revival buildings. Strafford Village Historic District is situated 2½ miles northwest of Dow Cemetery.

Strafford

Village

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Strafford is a town in Orange County, Vermont, United States. The population was 1,094 at the 2020 census. The town of Strafford was created on August 12, 1761, by way of a royal charter which King George III of Great Britain issued to Governor Benning Wentworth of New Hampshire. Strafford is situated 2½ miles northwest of Dow Cemetery.

Dow Cemetery

Type: Cemetery
Category: burial
Location: Town of Strafford, Orange, Vermont, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

43.8409° or 43° 50′ 27″ north

Longitude

-72.33843° or 72° 20′ 18″ west

Elevation

1,043 feet (318 metres)

Open location code

87M9RMR6+9J

OpenStreetMap ID

node 356557629

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=grave_yard

GeoNames ID

5235529

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