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Lucius Beebe Memorial Library, Wakefield, Mass.

Temple Israel Cemetery, Wakefield, Mass.

Item

Title
Temple Israel Cemetery, Wakefield, Mass.
Description
Photos show views of the Jewish cemetery located on the western shore of Lake Quannpowitt, just south of Lakeside cemetery between Beacon Street and Lakeside Avenue. The cemetery was established in 1859 by Boston's Temple Israel, the first synagogue in Boston. The earliest of the more than 600 stones date from the 1860s. ;
Detailed entry in building survey, "The cultural resources of Wakefield", pD154
The cemetery is on the National Register of Historic Places
Photos taken at 11:15 a.m. on Monday, June 30, 2008
Contributor
Institution: Lucius Beebe Memorial Library
Coverage
Massachusetts--Middlesex (county)--Wakefield
Creator
Klapes, Jeffrey M., 1964-
Date
06-30-2008
Format
image/jpeg
Publisher
[Wakefield, Mass. : The author]
Subject
Temple Israel Cemetery (Wakefield, Mass.)
Sepulchral monuments
Tombs
Cemeteries
Type
still image
Photographs
Original Format
7 photographs : digital, JPEG file, color