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Christians were not allowed to have burials in some of the town's other cemeteries, prompting the creation of this one, which is distinctive in the town as the only cemetery catering to a specific ethnic group. It has approximately 300 burials, with a significant number of early burials marked with
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immigrants who had been recruited by agents for the Abbot Worsted Company to work in its Westford mills. These primarily
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lettering. The cemetery remains open to members of the local Russian-American community.
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Buildings and structures in Westford, Massachusetts
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Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois Russian Cemetery
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Russian Cemetery is located in Massachusetts
Russian Cemetery is located in the United States
Westford, Massachusetts
42°34′41″N 71°28′17″W / 42.57806°N 71.47139°W / 42.57806; -71.47139
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cemetery
Westford, Massachusetts
Belorussian
Russian Orthodox
Cyrillic
National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places listings in Middlesex County, Massachusetts


"National Register Information System"
National Register of Historic Places
National Park Service
"NRHP nomination for Russian Cemetery"

Russian Cemetery (Westford, Massachusetts)
Russian Brotherhood Cemetery
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U.S. National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts
Contributing property

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