Men of Kent Cemetery
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| Nearest city | Scituate, Massachusetts |
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| Coordinates | 42°11′19″N 70°43′44″W / 42.18861°N 70.72889°W |
| NRHP reference No. | 13000442[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 25, 2013 |
The Men of Kent Cemetery is a historic cemetery on Meetinghouse Lane in Scituate, Massachusetts. The cemetery dates from the earliest days of Scituate's settlement, estimated to have been established in 1628. It is the town's oldest cemetery, containing the graves of some of its original settlers. The 0.75 acres (0.30 ha) cemetery is also the site where the town's first meeting house was built in 1636. The cemetery is so named because Scituate was founded by colonists from the English county of Kent.[2]
The cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.[1]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ "MACRIS inventory record for Men of Kent Cemetery". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2013-12-03.
External links
[edit]- Men of Kent Cemetery at Find a Grave
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Men of Kent Cemetery
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- Cemeteries on the National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts
- Cemeteries in Plymouth County, Massachusetts
- National Register of Historic Places in Plymouth County, Massachusetts
- Scituate, Massachusetts
- Cemeteries established in the 17th century
- 1620s establishments in the Massachusetts Bay Colony
- 1628 establishments in the Thirteen Colonies