The cemetery is located at 2950 Route 7A in Manchester Village, Vermont. It covers approximately 58 acres (23 ha) and contains approximately 2,000 interments.[1] The entrance gate is flanked by two marble statues. One represents "Death"[2] or "Mourning", and the other is the angel Gabriel, which represents a personification of the "Resurrection".[3]
One section of the cemetery contains the tombstones from the old town cemetery established in 1784. The tombstones from the old cemetery were moved to clear the lot for construction of the courthouse in 1822, but the bodies were not re-interred.[1]
Dellwood Cemetery is still an active burial location, however only 5 to 6 burials occur each year.[1]
History
The cemetery was established in 1865[4] through an act of the Vermont legislature. It was built on thirteen acres (5.3 ha)[5] purchased through donations made by two previous residents of Manchester Village, Illinois State Representative Mark Skinner and Judge Helmus Wells. The cemetery was laid out in the rural cemetery design popular in the 19th century[1] by the landscape architect Burton A. Thomas.[6]
In 1873, Skinner donated additional funds for the creation of the cemetery gates and in 1875, the two marble statues at the gate were added.[3]