St. Peter's Cemetery (Lewiston, Maine)

St. Peter's Cemetery (formerly the French Cemetery or Le Cimietière de la Congrégation Canadienne) is a cemetery in Lewiston, Maine. Located on 150 acres (60 ha) of land, it was officially consecrated in 1876. It is operated by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland. A number of burials occurred in the cemetery prior to its official inception in 1876 and over 40,000 burials have taken place since. In 1952, the cemetery was expanded by 24 acres (10 ha) with the purchase of a nearby farm.