Ancient Burying Ground
For the cemetery of the same name in Hartford, Connecticut, see First Church of Christ and the Ancient Burying Ground.
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Ancient Burying Ground | |
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| Location | Barnstable, Massachusetts |
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| Coordinates | 41°39′17″N 70°20′38″W / 41.65472°N 70.34389°WCoordinates: 41°39′17″N 70°20′38″W / 41.65472°N 70.34389°W |
| Architect | Unknown |
| Governing body | Local |
| MPS | Barnstable MRA |
| NRHP Reference # |
87000283 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 13, 1987 |
The Ancient Burying Ground (or Phinney's Lane Cemetery) is an historic cemetery at Phinney's Lane in Barnstable, Massachusetts. It is the oldest cemetery in the village of Centerville, and the only surviving civic element of its colonial origins. The oldest marked grave in the cemetery is that of Jonathan Hamblen in 1743. Older gravestones in the cemetery are slate with either skull or winged-angel motif, while later markers are of marble or granite.[2]
The cemetery was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15.
- ↑ "MACRIS inventory record for Ancient Burying Ground". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-02-25.
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