Edson Cemetery

The Edson Cemetery is a cemetery located in Lowell, Massachusetts, at 1375 Gorham Street.

Edson Cemetery was opened as a public burial ground by the city of Lowell in 1846.

Theodore Edson, who was minister of the St. Anne's Church on Merrimack Street.

[1] It has over 10,000 lot owners, and is the largest of Lowell's cemeteries.

[2] The grave of American author Jack Kerouac, at the center of section 94, is a frequent stop for tourists and readers who often leave mementos like candles, pens, cigarettes, and their own poetry.