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Amherst West Cemetery. Coordinates: 42°22′45″N 72°31′7″W. Amherst West Cemetery is a historic cemetery on Triangle Street in Amherst, Massachusetts. The 4 acres (1.6 ha) cemetery was first laid out in 1730, when the voters of Hadley elected to establish a new burying ground in its eastern precinct.
- May 26, 2000
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Amherst West Cemetery is a historic cemetery on Triangle Street in Amherst, Massachusetts. The 4 acres (1.6 ha) cemetery was first laid out in 1730, when the voters of Hadley elected to establish a new burying ground in its eastern precinct.
About. Get directions Triangle Street. Amherst , Massachusetts , USA. Coordinates: 42.37920, -72.51940. gis.amherstma.gov/public/cemetery/ Cemetery ID: 91836. Members have Contributed. 80% photographed. 10% with gps. About these numbers. Photos. Added by dead-trek.com. Added by Earl Munday. See 5 more. Cemeteries. Region. North America.
Amherst History Museum, which opened in 1916 and is governed by the Amherst Historical Society; Beneski Museum of Natural History, including the Hitchcock Ichnological Cabinet; Emily Dickinson Museum, birthplace and lifelong residence of poet Emily Dickinson, now a museum. She is buried nearby in West Cemetery on Triangle Street.
- 295 ft (90 m)
- Hampshire
In 1730, Hadley residents created West Cemetery, located on a north-south highway division called “the West Street.” The early stages of the cemetery was unplotted and most graves unmarked. Burials faced east and headstones faced west.
The West Cemetery is the resting place of many Soldiers from Amherst that fought in the Civil War. Civil War veteran graves are marked with a U.S. flag with “G.A.R” star attached to it. According James A. Smith’s compilation of graves in the West Cemetery, the following Civil War veterans are buried here:
Bob Drinkwater talks about the history of the Amherst West Cemetery while giving a virtual tour of the property.
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- Amherst Media
