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Main Street Cemetery
Main Street Cemetery is located in Massachusetts
Main Street Cemetery
Main Street Cemetery is located in the United States
Main Street Cemetery
LocationDalton, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°28′27″N 73°10′31″W / 42.47417°N 73.17528°W / 42.47417; -73.17528
Area10.2 acres (4.1 ha)
Built1781
ArchitectBatterson, J.G.; et al.
Architectural styleLate Gothic Revival
NRHP reference No.00000502 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 18, 2000

The Main Street Cemetery is a historic cemetery on Main Street in Dalton, Massachusetts. Although the cemetery dates to 1781, much of it was laid out in the 19th century, during the rural cemetery movement. Located on the outskirts of Dalton's historic center near the town line with Pittsfield, its most visible element is a large concrete wall that separates it from Main Street. The cemetery grounds consist of meandering gravel paths, dotted with mature trees and other plantings. The cemetery, encompassing 10.2 acres (4.1 ha) and some 850 plots, continues in active use. Its most prominent burials are those of the Crane family, whose papermaking business, Crane and Company, has dominated Dalton since the 1820s.[2] The cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.[1]

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References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ "NRHP nomination for Main Street Cemetery". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2013-12-02.


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