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MOCA Code OxBrf06
AKA Forest Hill Cemetery
Location: 43.966920, -70.954014
From its intersection with Haleytown Road, drive east on Farnsworth Road 0.8 miles. Follow Farnsworth as it takes a sharp right turn to the south and continue 0.1 miles. The large cemetery is on the left (east) side of the road. (Note: This section of Farnsworth Road is closed in the winter.)
Historical Information:
In 1860 John Marston set this land aside in a deed to be a burial ground, sold lots and started an association (Book 40, page 355). (Some burials had already occurred before this date.) The deed lists the members and which lots they bought. See the following spreadsheet for a complete list of burials. A lot map with the original owners can be found at the bottom along with possible unmarked burials and moved graves.
In October of 1957 a group of volunteers led by Grace Giles and Harold Cole painted half of the galvanized mesh fence that was erected 20 years prior. The 1947 fire had damaged it. Burton Brooks cleaned the yard. Grace also established a trust for future maintenance in 1972. The last remaining trustee, Irving S. Fisher, passed the responsibility upon his death to his son, Larry. In the summer of 2024 the trust fund was finally put to use and the broken, fallen, and leaning headstones were repaired and reset.
Condition (2024):
This cemetery went through a period of neglect, but in May of 2022 volunteers and the public works department cleaned out the worst of the saplings, many which had reached 4′ high. The town then hired a professional landscaper, who did an amazing job in the fall of 2022 cutting the cemetery back to where it should be. After a couple seasons of professional spring and fall clean-ups, the growth is under control. Over forty stones were reset in 2024 by Jess Davis. Seven new markers were added to replace ones that had disintegrated.
