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Cemetery NumberWG026
TownWEST GREENWICH
Cemetery NameLABAN MATTESON LOT
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LocationWEAVER HILL RD NEAR ROUTE I95
StateRI
DirectionS
Pole Number66.5
Distance200
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Page Number 
Plat Number 
Deed Book 
Deed Page 
Size in Feet50
Size in Feet50
Burials22
Inscriptions13
Fieldstones9
Tombs 
Exist?YES
Last seen date? 
Newest1869
Oldest1833
VandalismY
Veteran 
PoleF
CommentSand has been dug out all around the cemetery to build I-95. It now sits 50 ft. in the air on a sand hill. Can be seen from I-95. Recorded 10 May 1932 by Grace Tillinghast (JNA:30 pg103) "In woods on hill opposite Kitt's Corner School House." Two names were added (IBID) from "letters of E. D. Matteson, town clerk, in possession of Arthur James 1924" Charles & Martha Benns recorded this lot in 1940 their #937 Blanche Albro recorded this lot in the 1970s John Sterling recorded this lot in 1992 GPS coordinates 41 deg. 38' 33.468"N x 71 deg. 37' 25.176"W
Conditionpoor
Enclosureno enclosure
Gateno gate
Growthovergrown-trees
Terrainhilly steep
Cemetery Location
Cemetery Burial Map N/A
 
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