Rocklawn Cemetery is a historic cemetery on Stevens Street in
Marlborough, Massachusetts
Marlborough is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 41,793 at the 2020 census. Marlborough became a prosperous industrial town in the 19th century and made the transition to high technology industry in the ...
. Established in 1813 as Chipman Cemetery, it was Marlborough's fifth cemetery. The Rocklawn section of the cemetery was added in 1855, giving the cemetery its present name. This section was laid out in the then-fashionable
rural cemetery style, in contrast to the older section, which is laid out in a grid. The cemetery served as a major burying ground for the city from the mid-19th century into the 20th century.
The cemetery was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places in 2004.
See also
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Marlborough, Massachusetts
References
External links
Cemeteries on the National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts
Cemeteries in Marlborough, Massachusetts
National Register of Historic Places in Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Rural cemeteries
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