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Edson Cemetery

Cemetery in Middlesex County, Massachusetts

Field	Value
name	Edson Cemetery
image	Edson Cemetery, Lowell MA.jpg
established	1846
location	Lowell, Massachusetts
country	United States
coordinates
website	[City of Lowell – Cemeteries](https://www.lowellma.gov/152/Cemeteries)
findagraveid	90942

The Edson Cemetery is a cemetery located in Lowell, Massachusetts, at 1375 Gorham Street.

Overview

Edson Cemetery was opened as a public burial ground by the city of Lowell in 1846. It was named in honor of Rev. Theodore Edson, who was minister of the St. Anne's Church on Merrimack Street. It has over 10,000 lot owners, and is the largest of Lowell's cemeteries.

The grave of American author Jack Kerouac, at the center of section 94, is a frequent stop for tourists and readers who often leave mementos like candles, pens, cigarettes, and their own poetry.

Notable burials

Jack Kerouac, novelist
John C. McFarland, Medal of Honor recipient, Civil War
William Preston Phelps, painter
Joseph Taylor, Medal of Honor recipient, Civil War

References

Lowell Historical Society. ''Lowell: The River City''. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2005: 41. {{ISBN. 0-7385-3932-5
"Cemetery Overview and History". Lowellma.gov.
Bierfelt, Kristin. ''The North Shore Literary Trail: From Bradstreet's Andover to Hawthorne's Salem''. Charleston, SC: The History Press, 2009: 170. {{ISBN. 978-1-59629-520-9
(March 14, 1996). "Kerouac's Daughter Rebuffed in Bid to Move Father's Burial Site". The New York Times.

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