Gideon Smith Cemetery in Stockbridge, Massachusetts

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Get directions Mahkeenac Street
Stockbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Coordinates: 42.33851, -73.30720
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This cemetery was established in 1782 when Gideon Smith set the land aside. The "History of Berkshire County" tells the story of this Tory and his hanging during the American Revolution. He is not among the 22 known burials in the cemetery that bears his name, and his burial location is not known.

The cemetery has been owned by the town of Stockbridge since 1953. It is identified by the town Assessors on map 204 lot 2.

The Massachusetts Historical Commission refers to this cemetery in MACRIS as STO803.