Local Legends of Lewiston

room 8 ECHOES

Location: Lewiston, Maine, United States

This tour discusses the little-known “local legends” of the Lewiston area! All images are from FindAGrave.com.


Riverside Cemetery Walking Tours
Riverside Cemetery Walking Tours
Walking tours for Lewiston Maine's Historic Riverside Cemetery.

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Welcome to Riverside Cemetery

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

Alcander Merrill

Location of the grave of the first local legend of the state of Maine, Alcander F. Merrill, a busine…

Transition to Brann

Follow Main Avenue until reaching Day Lane where you will make a left. Make the first right onto Bra…

Louis J. Brann

Location of the second grave of the tour, belonging to Louis J. Brann, a former mayor of Lewiston an…

Transition To Coombs

Continue down Libbey Lane until you reach a large white-gray grave with 'Coombs' written in large fo…

George M. Coombs

Location of the 3rd local legend of the tour, George M. Coombs, a significant architect of the Lewis…

Bill "Rough" Carrigan

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

End of Tour

Continue following the path until reaching the end of the road, at which point you may follow the pa…

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