This was a Fort with a burial ground. Cemetery no longer exists. Location is now a park. It is unknown if graves were relocated. Bernardston, Massachusetts. Fort Burke 1744 - 1760 Bernardston Originally a settlers' stockaded blockhouse (built 1738), known as John Burke's Fort. It was six rods square, with a 12-foot high palisade and four watchtowers. It was attacked in 1747 and then dismantled. Rebuilt in 1754 or 1755 as a palisaded complex of eight houses/barracks, it was used as a town refuge. The town was formerly called Fall Town. A cemetery was next to fort wall.