Hillcrest Cemetery
The Hillcrest Cemetery is the oldest protestant cemetery in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia and one of the oldest in Canada. The cemetery is adjacent to the Lunenburg Academy.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lunenburg Academy and Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church.
Lunenburg Academy
Building
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The Lunenburg Academy is a historic school building located in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. Constructed in 1895 to replace a building that had been destroyed by fire, the academy operated as a school from 1895 until 2012, when the Town of Lunenburg took over the property. Lunenburg Academy is situated 100 metres southeast of Hillcrest Cemetery.
Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church
Church
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The Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church is a church in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. The church is the home of the oldest active Lutheran congregation in Canada. Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church is situated 270 metres southeast of Hillcrest Cemetery.
Lunenburg Town Hall
Town hall
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Lunenburg Town Hall is situated 490 metres southeast of Hillcrest Cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lunenburg and Mahone Bay.
Lunenburg
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Lunenburg is a small fishing town in Nova Scotia that was established in 1753. Its Old Town is on the UNESCO World Heritage List. UNESCO considers the site the best example of planned British colonial settlement in North America, as it retains its original layout and appearance of the 1800s, including local wooden vernacular architecture.
Mahone Bay
Mahone Bay is a village of 1,000 people along the South Shore of Nova Scotia in Lunenburg County. Situated on the northwest shore of its namesake bay, it is a long-standing picturesque tourist destination.
Hillcrest Cemetery
- Type: Cemetery
- Description: cemetery in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
- Category: burial
- Location: Nova Scotia, Atlantic Canada, Canada, North America
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Latitude
44.38061° or 44° 22′ 50″ northLongitude
-64.31484° or 64° 18′ 53″ westOpen location code
87PQ9MJP+63OpenStreetMap ID
way 76695884OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemeteryWikidata ID
Q30610690
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Hillcrest Cemetery” goes by many names.
- French: “cimetière de Hillcrest”
- French: “Cimetière de Hillcrest”
- Italian: “cimitero di Hillcrest”
- Spanish: “cementerio de Hillcrest”
- Spanish: “Cementerio de Hillcrest”
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