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{{Short description|Historic cemetery in York County, Maine, US}}
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|established = 1844
|country = United States
|location = [[Saco, Maine]]
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'''Laurel Hill Cemetery''' is an historic [[cemetery]] in [[Saco, Maine]], United States. Officially established in 1844, it was one of the first [[Rural cemetery|garden cemeteries]] in the United States.<ref name="Rounds">{{cite book |last1=Rounds |first1=Leslie |last2=Rounds |first2=Emory |title=Laurel Hill Cemetery of Saco, Maine |date=2018|oclc= 1015804425|publisher=The History Press (Dyer Library Association) |isbn=978-1467139977|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QSAGuAEACAAJ }}</ref> Inspired by [[Mount Auburn Cemetery]] in [[Cambridge, Massachusetts]], the original cemetery was {{convert|25|acre|adj=on}} in area and designed by Boston businessman [[Waldo Higginson]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Laurel Hill Cemetery – ME |url=https://tclf.org/landscapes/laurel-hill-cemetery-me |website=tclf.org |publisher=The Cultural Landscape Foundation}}</ref>
==Notable interments==
* [[Samuel Henry Craig]] (1863–1929), [[Medal of Honor]] recipient<ref>[http://vconline.org.uk/samuel-h-craig/4591661563 vconline.org.uk]</ref>
* [[William H. Deering]] (186–1957), State representative and Augusta State Hospital Treasurer
* [[John Fairfield]] (1797–1847), US Senator and Governor of Maine
* [[Cyrus King]] (1772–1817), US Congressman
* [[Moses Macdonald]] (1815–1869), US Congressman
* [[Walter E. Perkins]] (1859–1925), Actor
* [[John Fairfield Scamman]] (1786–1858), US Congressman
==References==
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==External links==
* {{Find a Grave cemetery}}
* [https://www.countyoffice.org/laurel-hill-cemetery-association-saco-me-b0c/ Laurel Hill Cemetery Association in Saco, Maine], CountyOffice.org
* {{GNIS|type=retired|569402|Laurel Hill Cemetery}}
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Saco, Maine]]
[[Category:Cemeteries in York County, Maine]]
[[Category:1844 establishments in Maine]]
[[Category:Rural cemeteries]]
[[Category:Cemeteries established in the 1840s]]