Portland's Historic Eastern Cemetery
Subtitle: A Field of Ancient Graves
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 160
ISBN-13: 9781625859969
Subjects: Cemeteries; Portland (me.), history; Maine, description and travel
Description: "Eastern Cemetery holds more than 350 years of Portland's rich history. Within the sacred burial ground rest settlers who struggled with the natives over resources, citizens who had to choose their allegiance to the king or independence and abolitionists fighting for the end of slavery. From bank robbers and murdering mutineers to Quakers and war heroes, the lives of those interred offer a window into the past. Author and cemetery guide Ron Romano tells the fascinating tale of this historic landscape, illuminating centuries of Portland's history through the stories of those laid to rest." --Provided by the publisher.