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Riverside Cemetery (Waterbury, Connecticut)

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on Grand Street. The first suggestion for a new cemetery in Waterbury was made in 1849 by Dr. Amos S. Blake. An association was formed on March 6, 1850 and money was raised through the sale of burial lots.
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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 funerary monuments in the
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From the late 1700s to the mid 1800s, burials in Waterbury took place at the old burial grounds now known as
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The Elton Memorial Vase sits at the entrance of the cemetery. It was designed by George Edwin Bissell and
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by Fonderia Galli in 1905. The bronze monument depicts four scenes from the
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The statue, Wisdom, on the Benedict Family Monument was designed by
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Hall Memorial Chapel was designed by noted Waterbury architect
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The Elton Memorial Vase at the entrance to Riverside Cemetery
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and was unveiled at a ceremony on September 13, 1887.
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U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Riverside Cemetery (Waterbury, Connecticut) is located in Connecticut
Riverside Cemetery (Waterbury, Connecticut) is located in the United States
Waterbury, Connecticut
41°32′53″N 73°02′57″W / 41.548055°N 73.049043°W / 41.548055; -73.049043 (Riverside Cemetery)
Gothic
88001525
rural cemetery
Waterbury, Connecticut
Naugatuck River
gothic
neo-classical
National Register of Historic Places
Library Park
Wisdom
Truman Howe Bartlett
Ferdinand von Miller

Robert W. Hill
modern Gothic
Robert W. Hill
John Lyman Chatfield
George Edwin Bissell
cast
Life of Christ
adoration of the Wise Men
Crucifixion
entombment
Resurrection

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