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Riverside Cemetery

Waterbury, Italy

Riverside Cemetery

Riverside Cemetery is a historic rural cemetery located at 496 Riverside Street in Waterbury, Connecticut, on the western bank of the Naugatuck River. Dedicated on September 24, 1853, it is 36.4-acre (14.7 ha) in size and includes winding tree-lined paths, upper and lower ponds and an array of funer

ary monuments in the gothic, neo-classical, and romantic style. The property also includes many older burials and headstones dating back to the late 1700s which were relocated from the defunct Grand Street burial ground. The cemetery was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.

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