Cole’s Hill Burial Ground (probable)
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Cole’s Hill Burial Ground (probable) is a historic burial site in Plymouth, Massachusetts, traditionally associated with early Mayflower settlers and victims of the harsh first winter.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cole’s Hill Burial Ground (probable) canonical | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
ⓘ
cemetery ⓘ historic burial ground ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Mayflower passengers
ⓘ
surface form:
Mayflower settlers
Pilgrims ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | first winter of 1620–1621 ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| governedBy | local authorities of Plymouth, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| hasApproximateStartTime | early 17th century ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
site of commemoration for Mayflower dead
ⓘ
symbol of early English settlement in New England ⓘ |
| hasMemorialFunction | memorialization of Pilgrim settlers ⓘ |
| hasSignificantPeriod | colonial era ⓘ |
| hasSignificantYear |
1620
ⓘ
1621 ⓘ |
| hasUncertainExtent | exact burial locations not fully documented ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Historic Landmark
ⓘ
listing on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Plymouth County
ⓘ
surface form:
Plymouth County, Massachusetts
|
| locatedNear |
Plymouth Harbor
ⓘ
Plymouth Rock ⓘ |
| location | Plymouth, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Cole’s Hill ⓘ |
| partOf |
Plymouth Village Historic District
ⓘ
surface form:
Plymouth Historic District
|
| topographicalContext | hill overlooking Plymouth waterfront ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| traditionallyBelievedToContain |
graves of Mayflower passengers
ⓘ
mass graves of first winter victims ⓘ |
| usedFor |
burial of early English colonists
ⓘ
burial of victims of disease and starvation ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.