Westlawn Cemetery (Westford, Massachusetts)
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| Location | Westford, Massachusetts |
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| Coordinates | 42°34′16″N 71°28′2″W / 42.57111°N 71.46722°WCoordinates: 42°34′16″N 71°28′2″W / 42.57111°N 71.46722°W |
| Area | 1.7 acres (0.69 ha) |
| Built | 1895 |
| Architectural style | No Style Listed |
| NRHP Reference # | [1] |
| Added to NRHP | January 5, 2005 |
Westlawn Cemetery is a historic cemetery on Concord Road at Country Road in Westford, Massachusetts. Established in 1761 as the West Burying Ground, it is one of the town's oldest cemeteries. It occupies a roughly triangular plot of 1.7 acres (0.69 ha). There are approximately 400 marked burials, generally laid out in rows running east-west. One of its most prominent burials is that of Colonel John Robinson, who led Westford's minutemen in the 1775 Battles of Lexington and Concord.[2]
The cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1]
See also
References
- 1 2 National Park Service (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "NRHP nomination for Westlawn Cemetery". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-04-05.
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