Gravesite of Sanford Blackinton's parents.

ID: 712 ~ Source: Courtesy Ely Janis.
This file appears in: Blackinton Cemetery
Gravesite of Sanford Blackinton's parents.

Otis and Ruth Blackinton moved to what became Blackinton village in 1801; Blackinton Cemetery occupies land that had been their farm.

This file appears in: Blackinton Cemetery

By Alyssa Eden
The Blackinton Cemetery located on Massachusetts Avenue is one of the oldest known burial grounds in North Adams. It was originally a 100-acre farm owned by Deacon Otis Blackinton. He was the father of Sanford Blackinton, whose mills served as the…