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Cemetery Island (Massachusetts)

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Cemetery Island is a heavily forested island located in the Wachusett Reservoir in Clinton, Massachusetts.^[1] The island's name came from its being part of an old burial ground that was flooded by the creation of the reservoir; 3,816 bodies were removed and reinterred in St. John’s Cemetery in Lancaster, Massachusetts.^[2]

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1. ^{{Cite gnis |id=610837 |name=Cemetery Island |accessdate=March 17, 2014}}
2. ^{{cite web|title=Fun facts about the Wachusett Reservoir |date=December 31, 2010 |url=http://www.telegram.com/article/20101231/NEWS/12310499 |website=Telegram.com |location=Worcester, MA |accessdate=October 29, 2016}}

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4 : Lake islands of Massachusetts|Islands of Worcester County, Massachusetts|Uninhabited islands of Massachusetts|Islands of Massachusetts

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