Date: August
6, 2001
Cemetery: Hatch Cemetery
Established: abt. 1819
Street: ON the Maine Turnpike around Exit 3
Type: Road-public
City: Kennebunk
Township: Kennebunk
County: York County
State: Maine
Nation: U.S.A.
Zip: 04043
Nearby: Maine Turnpike/I95
Location: Urban-developed
Land: Flat
Watersource: No
Features:
Sign: No
Land Type: Public
Access: Open
Enclosure: Fence-Broken
Gate: None
Status: Inactive
Size: Small
Gravestones: appx. 15
Oldest: 1819 ?
Newest: 1859 ?
Unmarked: Yes
Broken: Yes
Toppled: No
Buried: Yes
Removed: No
Weather problems: Yes
Pollution problems: Yes
Association: Unsure
Records: Unsure
Inventory: Unsure
Records location:
Condition: Cemetery neglected
Vandalized: No
Overgrowth: None
Overgrowth: Problem-Access
Vegetation: Moss
Drainage: Good
Problem: Encroachment
Problem: Apathy
Problem: Disintegrating Headstones
Restoration: Work underway - No noticeable improvements as of yet
Owner: Cemetery
Use: Commercial
Bordering: Transportation
Change: Same
Reason: Roads
Visited: Rarely
Archeology: Unknown
Contacted: Maine State Turnpike Authority and local state representatives
Other Information
The Maine State Turnpike (AKA I95) is being
expanded bringing the turnpike within 5 feet of the cemetery.
Support
Submitted by:
name: Pat Cachia
Email: coaste@aol.com
