Point of Graves Burial Ground, Portsmouth, New Hampshire
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Point of Graves Burial Ground in Portsmouth, New Hampshire is a historic colonial-era cemetery notable for its early 18th-century gravestones and association with prominent local figures.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Point of Graves Burial Ground | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic cemetery
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
early merchants of Portsmouth
ⓘ
maritime history of Portsmouth ⓘ prominent colonial families of Portsmouth ⓘ |
| commemorates |
early residents of Portsmouth, New Hampshire
ⓘ
local mariners and merchants ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| county | Rockingham County, New Hampshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
documents genealogy of early Portsmouth settlers
ⓘ
represents early New England funerary art ⓘ |
| function | historic memorial landscape ⓘ |
| governingBody | City of Portsmouth (local government) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAccess | pedestrian access ⓘ |
| hasBurialType |
family plots
ⓘ
individual graves ⓘ |
| hasConservationConcern |
erosion and ground settling
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weathering of historic gravestones ⓘ |
| hasEarliestBurials | early 1700s ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
carved death’s head motifs on stones
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family plots of early Portsmouth residents ⓘ historic slate gravestones ⓘ table-style tombs ⓘ |
| hasGravestonesFromCentury |
18th century
ⓘ
19th century ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfInscriptions | English ⓘ |
| hasLayout | irregular colonial-era plot arrangement ⓘ |
| hasMaterialOfStones |
marble (later stones)
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sandstone ⓘ slate ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | local historic site (Portsmouth) ⓘ |
| heritagePeriod | colonial era ⓘ |
| locatedInHistoricCity | Portsmouth Historic District (general area) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Portsmouth, New Hampshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyWaterBody | Piscataqua River (general vicinity) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
association with prominent local figures of Portsmouth
ⓘ
early 18th-century gravestones ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| region | New England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousContext | predominantly Protestant burials ⓘ |
| state | New Hampshire ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
local historical tours
ⓘ
research on colonial gravestone art ⓘ |
| timeDepth | over 300 years of burials ⓘ |
| tourismType |
cemetery tourism
ⓘ
heritage tourism ⓘ |
| usedFor | burial ⓘ |
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