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The Brewster Cemetery, located in Brewster, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, on Lower Road in the Old Kings Highway Historic District, is a not-for-profit cemetery that is not associated with any government or religious organization. The cemetery is owned by the Brewster Cemetery Association, which is made up of lot owners and their heirs. There is no paid staff. Thirteen volunteer trustees, elected by the members of the Association, manage the cemetery. This historic cemetery is often referred to as “The Sea Captains’ Cemetery” because so many of Brewster’s mariners are buried there. It is also the burying ground for many of the founding families of Brewster with tombstones dating to the early 1800’s. It is the largest and most visited historic cemetery in Brewster and the only one of the eight older cemeteries in the town that still has lots available for purchase.