Point of interest
Eastern Cemetery, Portland, Maine
5 locals recommend,
Tips from locals
Hilda
May 13, 2018
Spirits Alive offers tours of the cemetery where you'll learn a little about the history of Portland and how its first residents are now cemetery residents. Art, iconography, stone types, and cemetery development will also be covered. Q&A is included.
Matthew
May 27, 2018
This is the ancient cemetery of Portland. Some of the city's founders and war heroes are buried here. It's located on Munjoy Hill, which famously burned to the ground three times, once in 1775 under British bombardment.
Nicole
July 25, 2022
One of Portland's oldest spots from 1668. Tours can be booked.
Gregory
June 20, 2022
Explore Portland's history with a tour of the city's oldest burial ground, located at the bottom of Munjoy Hill. Open through mid-October.
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Location
224 Congress St
Portland, ME
East Bayside