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68: 809: 51: 93: 201:. The roughly 3-acre (1.2 ha) cemetery was established in 1866, when the town purchased 0.75 acres (0.30 ha) from Ethan Ring. The cemetery was quickly expanded over the next twenty years, reaching a size of 2 acres (0.81 ha). In the 1970s the town purchased an additional acre, giving the cemetery its present size. Ringville, the village in which it lies, was in the 19th century the industrial heart of Worthington, supporting a number of mills. 820: 321: 100: 75: 219:; there is evidence of family connections between the two areas. Its most prominent marker is the Blair Vault, located in the northwestern corner, near the front wall. This brick and granite structure bears the inscription "Presented by Clara D. Blair in memory of her husband David Blair." The cemetery is in active use by the town. It was listed on the 208:. A stone retaining wall lines the front of the cemetery. It is topped by large quarried granite stones, with two vehicular entrances, and two locations where steps are formed in the wall to provide access to the cemetery grounds. The main stair, in the center of the wall, was given a decorative iron gate c. 1900. 698: 793: 729: 713: 854: 844: 244: 703: 788: 734: 375: 755: 657: 688: 622: 587: 662: 567: 527: 352: 627: 617: 612: 592: 708: 542: 457: 577: 572: 447: 667: 632: 537: 512: 652: 602: 582: 557: 547: 532: 522: 507: 487: 462: 452: 442: 672: 647: 552: 492: 472: 467: 437: 427: 607: 562: 502: 477: 432: 849: 739: 637: 517: 482: 325: 693: 642: 597: 497: 405: 390: 345: 421: 823: 338: 813: 232: 67: 211:
Despite the 1866 establishment of the cemetery, its earliest grave markers have dates from the 1810s. These graves were supposedly moved here from the
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The cemetery lies on a rise above and south of Witt Hill Road, about 0.25 miles (0.40 km) from
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is a historic cemetery on Witt Hill Road in the hamlet of Ringville, part of
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Ringville Cemetery is located in Massachusetts
Ringville Cemetery is located in the United States
Worthington, Massachusetts
42°22′13″N 72°54′56″W / 42.37028°N 72.91556°W / 42.37028; -72.91556
04000024
Worthington, Massachusetts
Massachusetts Route 112
Ireland Street Cemetery
Chesterfield
National Register of Historic Places
North Cemetery (Worthington, Massachusetts)
Center Cemetery
National Register of Historic Places listings in Hampshire County, Massachusetts


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