Mann Cemetery

Mann Cemetery is an historic cemetery located in Freeport, Maine. It was established around 1750 and was closed to burials in 1922.[1]

Mann Cemetery

The blue markers denote what are believed to be burials
Details
Established	c. 1750 (closed to burials in 1922)
Location	Off Lower Flying Point Road Freeport, Maine
Country	United States
Coordinates	43°50′0.04″N 70°02′59″W
Type	Private
Owned by	Mann Cemetery Association
Size	0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
No. of graves	est. 160
Find a Grave	Mann Cemetery

There are around 160 burials, most in unmarked graves. The oldest marked grave is that of Esther Mann (1737–1770),[2] who preceded her husband, John, in death by 34 years.[3] Dozens of blue plastic markers denote what are believed to be burials.[1] The Mann family plot is surrounded by barbed wire, outside of which members of at least ten other families are buried.[1]

A dispute arose in 2016 with L.L.Bean, who purchased property, on the adjacent Marietta Lane, for their paddling center from a Mann family relative thirteen years earlier. The construction meant the "centuries-old"[1] tote road that was used to access the cemetery had to be dug up to install drainage. While Mann Cemetery Association, which was established in 2011, had a secondary access road, it was through a private gated road that was only opened to the public in late 2018.

Residents and descendants of those interred in the cemetery demanded that L.L. Bean rebuild the track to re-establish public access to the cemetery.

Gallery

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  This formerly private access road was opened to the public in 2018. It is approximately 0.6 miles to the cemetery from Lower Flying Point Road
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  The known burial locations
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  The entrance on Lower Flying Point Road

References

1. "L.L. Bean in dispute over access road to old cemetery in Freeport" - Portland Press Herald, July 30, 2016
2. Esther Mann at FindAGrave.com
3. John Mann at FindAGrave.com

External links

• Mann Cemetery at Find A Grave