Neck of Land Cemetery
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Neck of Land Cemetery | |
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| Location | Taunton, Massachusetts |
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| Coordinates | 41°53′52″N 71°5′9″W / 41.89778°N 71.08583°WCoordinates: 41°53′52″N 71°5′9″W / 41.89778°N 71.08583°W |
| Built | 1687 |
| Governing body | Local |
| MPS | Taunton MRA |
| NRHP Reference # |
85001530 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 10, 1985 |
The Neck of Land Cemetery is a small historic cemetery on Summer Street in Taunton, Massachusetts. Established in 1687 at the confluence of the Mill and Taunton Rivers, it was the city's first cemetery. Most of its graves predate 1800; there are four burials before 1700, including two children.[2]
The cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15.
- ↑ "NRHP nomination for Neck of Land Cemetery". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-06-11.
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