Riverside Cemetery (Lewiston, Maine)
Riverside Cemetery is a cemetery in Lewiston, Maine. The 40-acre (16 ha) cemetery is located on the bank of the Androscoggin River which flows through Lewiston. It is owned by the Riverside Cemetery Association.[1]
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 44°06′37″N 70°12′52″W |
| Owned by | Riverside Cemetery Association |
| Size | 40 acres (16 ha) |
| No. of graves | >9,000 |
| Find a Grave | Riverside Cemetery |
In August 2010, the cemetery was heavily vandalized, with many headstones knocked over and some destroyed.[2]
Notable interments
- Louis J. Brann (1876–1948), Maine Governor
- William “Rough Bill” Carrigan (1883–1969), Major League Baseball player & manager[3]
- Oren B. Cheney (1816–1903), politician, minister, and statesman
- Louis B. Costello (1876–1959), banker and publisher
- Thomas Amory Deblois Fessenden (1826–1868), US Congressman
- William P. Frye (1830–1911), US Senator
- Alonzo Garcelon (1813–1906), Maine Governor
- George W. Leland (1834–1880), Civil War Medal of Honor recipient
References
- City of Lewiston, Cemetery Information
- Tice, Lindsay (August 21, 2010). "150 headstones toppled at Lewiston cemetery". Sun Journal. Retrieved 15 July 2011.
- Wilson, Scott; Mank, Gregory W. (forward) (2016). "Carrigan, Bill #2042". Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons (3rd ed.). McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN 978-0786479924. OCLC 948561021.
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