Cemetery Details
CU007 — WILLIAM BLACKSTONE LOT
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Photo/Image Courtesy of Rhode Island Historic Cemetery Volunteers
Photo/Image Courtesy of Rhode Island Historic Cemetery Volunteers
| Cemetery Number | CU007 |
| Town | CUMBERLAND |
| Cemetery Name | WILLIAM BLACKSTONE LOT |
| Find A Grave | |
| Graves List | Display Graves List |
| Location | BROAD STREET AT BLACKSTONE ST |
| State | RI |
| Direction | |
| Pole Number | 121 |
| Distance | 20 |
| Map Number | |
| Page Number | 7 |
| Plat Number | 0168 |
| Deed Book | |
| Deed Page | |
| Size in Feet | 75 |
| Size in Feet | 300 |
| Inscriptions | |
| Fieldstones | |
| Tombs | |
| Exist? | YES |
| Last seen date? | |
| Oldest | 1675 |
| Newest | 1675 |
| Enclosure | |
| Gate | |
| Terrain | |
| Comment | 1970 state registration list "High board fence around this cemetery, on the property of Universal Chemical Co." It was behind NEL pole #121. The town of Cumberland erected a memorial to William Blackstone in 1889. William Blackstone died in 1675 at about the age of 80. This is thought to be the original burial location of William Blackstone. It was located at the corner of Broad Street and Cumberland Street, but was remove to this location when the Ann & Hope parking lot was enlarged. |
| Cemetery Location | |
| Cemetery Burial Map | N/A |