Local Legends of Lewiston

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Location: Lewiston, Maine, United States

Riverside Cemetery Walking Tours
Riverside Cemetery Walking Tours
Walking tours for Lewiston Maine's Historic Riverside Cemetery.
This tour discusses the little-known “local legends” of the Lewiston area! All images are from FindAGrave.com.

Welcome to Riverside Cemetery

Riverside Cemetery is a historic 40-acre burial ground used as a pillar of the Lewiston community!

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Alcander Merrill

Location of the grave of the first local legend of the state of Maine, Alcander F. Merrill, a businessman and a treasurer of the Androscoggin County.

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Transition to Brann

Follow Main Avenue until reaching Day Lane where you will make a left. Make the first right onto Brann Avenue, where the next grave will be on your right!

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Louis J. Brann

Location of the second grave of the tour, belonging to Louis J. Brann, a former mayor of Lewiston and later mayor of Maine. Look for a dark gray nameplate with a lighter gray top and bottom.

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Transition To Coombs

Continue down Libbey Lane until you reach a large white-gray grave with 'Coombs' written in large font. This grave will likely be on your right.

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George M. Coombs

Location of the 3rd local legend of the tour, George M. Coombs, a significant architect of the Lewiston-Auburn community. Look for a large gray stone with the name 'Coombs' in large font.

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Bill "Rough" Carrigan

Amongst the tree line, look for a hidden gray grave with the name 'Carrigan' written in smaller font.

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End of Tour

Continue following the path until reaching the end of the road, at which point you may follow the path in which you came to the cemetery's exit.

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