Laurel Hill Cemetery (Saco, Maine)

Laurel Hill Cemetery is an historic cemetery in Saco, Maine, United States. Officially established in 1844, it was one of the first garden cemeteries in the United States.^[1] Inspired by Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the original cemetery was 25-acre (10 ha) in area and designed by Boston businessman Waldo Higginson.^[2]

Notable interments

Samuel Henry Craig (1863–1929), Medal of Honor recipient^[3]
William H. Deering (186–1957), State representative and Augusta State Hospital Treasurer
John Fairfield (1797–1847), US Senator and Governor of Maine
Cyrus King (1772–1817), US Congressman
Moses Macdonald (1815–1869), US Congressman
Walter E. Perkins (1859–1925), Actor
John Fairfield Scamman (1786–1858), US Congressman

^ Rounds, Leslie; Rounds, Emory (2018). Laurel Hill Cemetery of Saco, Maine. The History Press (Dyer Library Association). ISBN 978-1467139977. OCLC 1015804425.
^ "Laurel Hill Cemetery – ME". tclf.org. The Cultural Landscape Foundation.
^ vconline.org.uk