Bar Harbor in Hancock County, Maine — The American Northeast (New England)

The Village Burying Ground

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 21, 2011

1. The Village Burying Ground Marker

Inscription. Established before 1790 holds in many unmarked and unknown graves the remains of those courageous men and women pioneers on the frontier of downeast Maine. Sea captains, fishermen and farmers, shipwrights and hotelmen, selectmen and legislators, their wives and children, and the occasional sailor dying far from home also rest here. Strong commitment to the Union is remembered by the monument dedicated in 1897 by the Town of Eden already world-renowned under the later name of Bar Harbor.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Industry & Commerce • War, US Civil • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1790.

Location. 44° 23.23′ N, 68° 12.395′ W. Marker is in Bar Harbor, Maine, in Hancock County. It is at the intersection of Mt. Desert Street (Maine Route 3) and School Street, on the right when traveling west on Mt. Desert Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Bar Harbor ME 04609, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Mount Desert Island

and in Downeast

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Maine. It is also in the American Northeast

and in New England.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Great North Woods,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France

and also Acadia.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: St. Saviour's Episcopal Parish Welcomes You (a few steps from this marker); Civil War Memorial (a few steps from this marker); The Abbe Museum & Congregational Church / Le Musée Abbe et L'Élise Congrégationaliste (within shouting distance of this marker); The YWCA and Jesup Memorial Library / La YWCA et la bibliothèque Jesup (within shouting distance of this marker); Village Green (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Bar Harbor Fire Department / Les Pompiers de Bar Harbor (about 500 feet away); Holy Redeemer / Église de Holy Redeemer (about 500 feet away); Mt. Desert Island (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bar Harbor.

Also see . . . Village Burying Ground at Find-A-Grave.

The Village Burying Ground and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 21, 2011

2. The Village Burying Ground and Marker

(Submitted on April 13, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

James Hamor Gravestone in Village Burying Ground image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 21, 2011

3. James Hamor Gravestone in Village Burying Ground

Ship's Captain

Ship Engraving on Hamor Gravestone in Village Burying Ground image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 21, 2011

4. Ship Engraving on Hamor Gravestone in Village Burying Ground

Rodick Gravestone in Village Burying Ground image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 21, 2011

5. Rodick Gravestone in Village Burying Ground

Ship's Captain

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, October 16, 2024

6. The Village Burying Ground Marker

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, October 16, 2024

7. The Village Burying Ground marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 8, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 13, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,532 times since then and 51 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on April 13, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 6, 7. submitted on November 5, 2024, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia.