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Maple Cemetery Vault, 1882
(2000 Major Mackenzie Drive)

An excerpt from the by-law that protects this site:

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"The Cemetery Vault at the Maple Cemetery was constructed in 1882 for the purpose of maintaining the bodies of the deceased during the winter when the ground was too hard to dig. Such a structure was necessary since adequate machinery to dig through the winter frost was not readily available."

Maple Cemetery, 1900 (courtesy of Vaughan Archives, Vaughan Township Historical Society fo

Maple Cemetery, 1900

Courtesy of Vaughan Archives, Vaughan Township Historical Society fonds – accession number MG 5.

Maple United Cemetery, 2005 (courtesy of Vaughan Archives, Development Planning Department
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19a Chapel, Maple Cemetery, ca. 1970 (courtesy of Vaughan Archives, Mary Wood Collection –

19a Chapel, Maple Cemetery, ca. 1970

Courtesy of Vaughan Archives, Mary Wood Collection – accession number MG 10.

Maple United Cemetery, 2005

Courtesy of Vaughan Archives, Development Planning Department fonds – accession number RG 18.

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