Burial Hill cemetery
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Burial Hill cemetery is a historic burial ground in Plymouth, Massachusetts, known as one of the earliest and most significant colonial-era cemeteries in New England.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
burial ground
ⓘ
historic cemetery ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Pilgrims
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Plymouth Colony NERFINISHED ⓘ early New England funerary art ⓘ |
| containsFeature |
family plots
ⓘ
historic gravestones ⓘ obelisks ⓘ table tombs ⓘ |
| containsGravesOf |
Pilgrim descendants
ⓘ
Revolutionary War soldiers ⓘ early settlers of Plymouth Colony ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| governedBy | Town of Plymouth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasConservationEffortsBy | local historical organizations ⓘ |
| hasEarliestBurialsFrom | 17th century ⓘ |
| hasEducationalUse |
resource for genealogical research
ⓘ
site for historical tours ⓘ |
| hasGravestoneArt |
death’s head motifs
ⓘ
urn-and-willow motifs ⓘ winged soul effigies ⓘ |
| hasNotableBurials |
clergy
ⓘ
local civic leaders ⓘ veterans of multiple American wars ⓘ |
| hasTourismType |
cemetery tourism
ⓘ
heritage tourism ⓘ |
| hasViewOf | downtown Plymouth ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New England
ⓘ
Plymouth County, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Burial Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Plymouth, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearby |
Cole’s Hill
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
First Parish Church in Plymouth NERFINISHED ⓘ Plymouth Rock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NRHPListing | Plymouth, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| overlooks | Plymouth Harbor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | historic resources of Plymouth, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| significance |
important site of early Plymouth Colony history
ⓘ
one of the earliest colonial-era cemeteries in New England ⓘ |
| terrainFeature | hilltop ⓘ |
| usedAsBurialGroundDuring |
18th century
ⓘ
19th century ⓘ colonial era ⓘ |
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