Features: Scenic cemetery with memorial statue and historic headstones.
History: Town of Maine Cemetery is a small local burial site located in Park Ridge. It has served Chicago's northwest neighborhoods since at least 1822. The cemetery has a reputation for containing very personalized and colorful memorials and markers. Located within is a Grand Army of the Republic statue honoring those local soldiers who served in the American Civil War. Their headstones are arrayed in a circle around the monument.
Traveler's Notes: The Maine Cemetery Civil War monument has the honor of being the closest historical marker to my own front door, roughly a half a mile. It took me several years of living in Park Ridge before I even knew it was there, walking nearby almost every day. This is exactly the sort of coincidence that inspired my to start this blog. You can find history right in your own backyard!
The Park Ridge Historical Society will be hosting a "Spirits of Old Park Ridge" tour day of the Town of Maine Cemetery on October 4, 2014. Guides and reenactors will tell the story of individuals who have contributed to Park Ridge history and are laid to rest in the cemetery.
Resources: Park Ridge Historical Society; Chicago Tribune Visits Town of Maine Cemetery
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