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Cemetery NumberNK036
TownNORTH KINGSTOWN
Cemetery NamePLATFORM CEMETERY
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LocationSHERMANTOWN ROAD
StateRI
DirectionS
Pole Number32
Distance240
Map Number 
Page Number25
Plat Number2
Deed Book 
Deed Page 
Size in Feet60
Size in Feet160
Burials75
Inscriptions 
Fieldstones 
Tombs 
Exist?YES
Last seen date?2013
Newest 
Oldest 
Vandalism 
Veteran6
PoleG
Commentlocated 240 feet south of Shermantown Rd, rear of pole 32. Follow cart path to cemetery. The historic cemetery sign is plainly visible from the roadway. The lot is enclosed by a stone wall. Cemetery of the Old Narragansett Church which was moved to Wickford in 1800. James Arnold recorded this cemetery February 20, 1880, his #3, "The old Episcopal Cemetary (sic) This celebrated yard is situated a short distance from Penderzehas corner in plain sight, lot wall walled and laid in cement, This is one of the most celebrated yards in Kingstown." "This wall around yard was built by order of the diocese of Rhode Island in 1868." Arnold published his data in the Standard Oct 25 and Nov. 1, 1890. Recorded by Althea McAleer, Beatrix Hoffius, and Deby Nunes for a 1992 book on North Kingstown cemeteries.
Conditionfair
Enclosurestone wall
Gateno gate
Growthgrass-well kept
Terrainhilly moderate
Cemetery Location
Cemetery Burial Map N/A
 
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