West Hartford in Hartford County, Connecticut — The American Northeast (New England)
Old North Cemetery
Photographed By Michael Herrick, September 2, 2016
1. Old North Cemetery Marker
Inscription.
Old North Cemetery. .
Old North Cemetery. This graveyard was established in 1790, when Thomas Merrell of the West Division Parish (West Hartford) sold three quarters of an acre to the Town of Hartford. From time to time there were additions, the last in 1852. West Hartford acquired ownership upon be coming a town in 1854. The cemetery contains graves of Revolutionary War soldiers and in 1957 a boulder and bronze plaque were dedicated by the Sarah Whitman Hooker Chapter, D.A.R. in memory of all Revolutionary War soldiers buried in West Hartford. Here also are buried local men who served in the Civil War. A monument placed by the State of Connecticut records the names of West Hartford men who died in service during that war and are not buried in town.
Old North Cemetery
This graveyard was established in 1790, when Thomas Merrell of the West Division Parish (West Hartford) sold three quarters of an acre to the Town of Hartford. From time to time there were additions, the last in 1852. West Hartford acquired ownership upon be coming a town in 1854. The cemetery contains graves of Revolutionary War soldiers and in 1957 a boulder and bronze plaque were dedicated by the Sarah Whitman Hooker Chapter, D.A.R. in memory of all Revolutionary War soldiers buried in West Hartford. Here also are buried local men who served in the Civil War. A monument placed by the State of Connecticut records the names of West Hartford men who died in service during that war and are not buried in town.
Location. 41° 46.021′ N, 72° 44.556′ W. Marker is in West Hartford, Connecticut, in Hartford County. Marker is at the intersection of North Main Street and Keeney Avenue, on the right when traveling north on North Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: West Hartford CT 06107, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Photographed By Michael Herrick, September 2, 2016
2. Old North Cemetery Marker
Photographed By Michael Herrick, September 2, 2016
3. Gravestones in the Old North Cemetery
Photographed By Michael Herrick, September 2, 2016
4. Old North Cemetery Marker
The Marker is Under this Majestic Maple Tree
Credits. This page was last revised on September 7, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 7, 2016, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 374 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 7, 2016, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.
