Mount Hope Cemetery, Bangor
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Mt. Hope Cemetery in Bangor, Maine
is the second oldest garden cemetery
in the United States. It was designed by architect Charles G. Bryant
in 1834, the same year that Bangor was incorporated as a city, and likely modeled after Mt. Auburn Cemetery (1831) in Boston, Massachusetts. Bangor was at that time a frontier boom-town, and much of its architecture and landscaping exactly mirrored that of Boston.
The preferred resting ground for Bangor's 19th and early 20th century elite, the cemetery includes the gravesites of a U.S. Vice President, two U.S. Senators, eleven U.S. Congressmen, two U.S. Ambassadors, five Governors of Maine, eight Civil War
Generals , and numerous "lumber barons" and other local businessmen and politicians. Actors Richard Golden
and Ralph Sipperly
are also buried there.
The movie Pet Sematary
was filmed in Mount Hope.
Bangor, Maine
Bangor is a city in and the county seat of Penobscot County, Maine, United States, and the major commercial and cultural center for eastern and northern Maine...
is the second oldest garden cemetery
Rural cemetery
The rural cemetery or garden cemetery is a style of burial ground that uses landscaping in a park-like setting.As early as 1711 the architect Sir Christopher Wren had advocated the creation of burial grounds on the outskirts of town, "inclosed with a strong Brick Wall, and having a walk round, and...
in the United States. It was designed by architect Charles G. Bryant
Charles G. Bryant
Charles Grandison Bryant was an architect, soldier, adventurer, and American expansionist whose career stretched from Maine to Texas...
in 1834, the same year that Bangor was incorporated as a city, and likely modeled after Mt. Auburn Cemetery (1831) in Boston, Massachusetts. Bangor was at that time a frontier boom-town, and much of its architecture and landscaping exactly mirrored that of Boston.
The preferred resting ground for Bangor's 19th and early 20th century elite, the cemetery includes the gravesites of a U.S. Vice President, two U.S. Senators, eleven U.S. Congressmen, two U.S. Ambassadors, five Governors of Maine, eight Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
Generals , and numerous "lumber barons" and other local businessmen and politicians. Actors Richard Golden
Richard Golden
Richard Golden was a noted comedy actor of the stage whose most famous role was "Old Jed Prouty" in his play of the same name. The play helped to create and nationalize the genre of Down East humor, and helped make Golden one of the more celebrated comedians of his generation.Born in Bangor, Maine...
and Ralph Sipperly
Ralph Sipperly
Ralph Wilson Sipperly was a comic and character actor who appeared in ten films between 1923 and 1927. His most notable portrayal was as the barber in the Academy Award winning film Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans ....
are also buried there.
The movie Pet Sematary
Pet Sematary
Pet Sematary is a 1983 horror novel by Stephen King. It was nominated for a World Fantasy Award for Best Novel in 1984, and was later made into a film of the same name.-Plot:...
was filmed in Mount Hope.