| Wildwood Cemetery | |
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| Details | |
| Established | 1887 |
| Location | 20 Strong Street, Amherst, Massachusetts, US |
| Coordinates | 42°23′18″N72°30′54″W / 42.38833°N 72.51500°W |
| Type | Private, Non-profit |
| Size | 81 acres (33 ha) |
Wildwood Cemetery is an active non-profit cemetery in Amherst, Massachusetts, United States, designed and laid out in the late 19th century.
Wildwood Cemetery is a non-denominational, not-for-profit, 81 acre cemetery located near the center of the college town of Amherst, Massachusetts.
Wildwood is a serene setting atop a hill, just off Pleasant Street which abuts both Amherst College and University of Massachusetts at Amherst. [1]
Established in 1887 with the help of poet Emily Dickinson’s brother Austin, [2] the landscape design was inspired by Fredrick Law Olmsted.
It is an active cemetery with new lots available for purchase. Though there were initial plans for a chapel on site, this did not happen, so services are held graveside.
Bird watchers and naturalists are drawn to the cemetery for the flora and fauna.
Preserving the appearance and feel of the late nineteenth century guides cemetery decisions.
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