Stop 1 – Natural Rural Cemetery – this type of cemetery uses nature to show off the beauty of the landscape. The other subtypes within the rural cemetery movement are garden, park, and romantic.
Nice trees in this first area are the 9 = Eastern Red Cedar and the 11 = Katsura.
Stop 2 – Dickinson Family – William Austin Dickinson helped greatly in the design and funding of this cemetery. His wife and children are buried in back of his stone. Yes, Austin had a sister named Emily who is world famous as a poetess. The family uses ledger gravestones.
Nice trees in this area are 10 = Ginkgo and 46 = Dawn Redwood.
Stop 3 – First Burials – James Adams is the first burial.
A notable tree here is the 20 = Kousa Dogwood.
Stop 4 – Flat Stones – This area uses flat stones only since any cemetery would want to arrange the area by stone shape and size to maximize the beauty.
Trees in this area to look at are the 3 = Larch and 41 = Sourwood.
Stop 5 – Paige Family – There are two obelisk shaped gravestones here from the Paige family. These family stones were moved from the Town House Cemetery in Prescott. The Quabbin Reservoir was built in the 1930s and all cemeteries had to be removed from its basin. The aforementioned cemetery was in that basin.
A 30 = Pin Oak is closeby.
Stop 6 – Conservation Lands around the Cemetery
There are two conservation lands that border the cemetery plus a nature area.
Wonderful trees nearby are 59 = Tulip Tree and 4 = Sassafras.
Stop 7 – Dickinson Chapel House
The house is now an administration center but was once a residence. It was converted into a chapel for the cemetery but is no longer.
Tree to the side is the 1 = Butternut.
Stop 8 – Other Areas and Art Works
There is a 32 = Black Gum at the start of the modern burial area.
