Shawsheen Cemetery is a historic

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on Great Road and Shawsheen Road in

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. The cemetery is Bedford's second, opened in 1849 as its Old Burying Ground was filling up. The original ten acres, and a number of smaller additions between 1894 and 1959, were laid out in the

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style made fashionable in the 19th century. The total size of the cemetery is , but not all of this has been developed. The older sections of the cemetery were listed on the

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in 2007.

Notable burials

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* Herman H. B. Meyer (1864–1937) — American librarian for the

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* {{coord, 42, 29, 7.1, N, 71, 15, 27.4, W, region:US, display=title Cemeteries on the National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts Cemeteries in Middlesex County, Massachusetts Buildings and structures in Bedford, Massachusetts National Register of Historic Places in Middlesex County, Massachusetts Rural cemeteries 1849 establishments in Massachusetts Burials at Shawsheen Cemetery Bedford, Massachusetts Cemeteries established in the 1840s

Notable burials

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