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Old Indian Cemetery

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NRHP Reference #
  
06000400

Year built
  
1710

Area
  
4,047 m²

Added to NRHP
  
17 May 2006

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Location
  
West Brookfield, Massachusetts

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The Old Indian Cemetery or "Old Cemetery" is a historic cemetery at 50 Cottage Street in West Brookfield, Massachusetts.

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The cemetery was established in 1710 and was an active burial ground until 1849. The cemetery "is the resting place of 16 French and Indian War soldiers, 11 Revolutionary War soldiers, and 6 men who were killed in 1710 by Indians and became known as the Haymakers. It is also the resting place for Jedediah Foster, his wife and daughter, and Diederick Leertouwer." The site was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.

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References

Old Indian Cemetery Wikipedia