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The '''Griffin Street Cemetery''' is an historic cemetery in [[New Bedford, Massachusetts]]. Located at the junction of South 2nd and Griffin Streets, and abutting JFK Memorial Highway to the east, it is the city's oldest surviving cemetery. The cemetery plot is about {{convert|1.7|acre|ha}} in size, and roughly follows the rectilinear grid of the city streets. It was established in 1804, not far from a [[Quaker]] cemetery whose remains were later reinterred in the city's Rural Cemetery. The cemetery has about 230 grave stones, but it is suspected that a significant number of graves are unmarked. The oldest grave dates to 1804, the newest to 1855.<ref name=MACRIS>{{cite web|url=http://mhc-macris.net/Details.aspx?MhcId=NBE.803|title=MACRIS inventory record for Griffin Street Cemetery|publisher=Commonwealth of Massachusetts|accessdate=2014-03-28}}</ref>
The '''Griffin Street Cemetery''' is a historic cemetery in [[New Bedford, Massachusetts]]. Located at the junction of South 2nd and Griffin Streets, and abutting the JFK Memorial Highway to the east, it is the city's oldest surviving cemetery. The plot of the cemetery is about {{convert|1.7|acre|ha}} in size, and roughly follows the rectilinear grid of the city streets. It was established in 1804, not far from a [[Quakers|Quaker]] cemetery whose remains were later reinterred in the city's Rural Cemetery. The cemetery has about 230 grave stones, but a significant number of graves are unmarked. The oldest grave dates to 1804, the newest to 1855.<ref name=MACRIS>{{cite web|url=http://mhc-macris.net/Details.aspx?MhcId=NBE.803|title=MACRIS inventory record for Griffin Street Cemetery|publisher=Commonwealth of Massachusetts|accessdate=2014-03-28}}</ref>


The cemetery was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 2014.<ref name="nris"/>
The cemetery was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 2014.<ref name="nris"/>

Revision as of 08:54, 8 August 2023

Griffin Street Cemetery
Griffin Street Cemetery is located in Massachusetts
Griffin Street Cemetery
Griffin Street Cemetery is located in the United States
Griffin Street Cemetery
LocationS 2nd and Griffin Sts., New Bedford, Massachusetts
Coordinates41°37′42″N 70°55′22″W / 41.628323°N 70.922738°W / 41.628323; -70.922738
Area1.69 acres (0.68 ha)
Built1804
NRHP reference No.14000062[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 19, 2014

The Griffin Street Cemetery is a historic cemetery in New Bedford, Massachusetts. Located at the junction of South 2nd and Griffin Streets, and abutting the JFK Memorial Highway to the east, it is the city's oldest surviving cemetery. The plot of the cemetery is about 1.7 acres (0.69 ha) in size, and roughly follows the rectilinear grid of the city streets. It was established in 1804, not far from a Quaker cemetery whose remains were later reinterred in the city's Rural Cemetery. The cemetery has about 230 grave stones, but a significant number of graves are unmarked. The oldest grave dates to 1804, the newest to 1855.[2]

The cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Weekly Actions Taken: 3/17/14 through 3/24/14". National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-03-28.
  2. ^ "MACRIS inventory record for Griffin Street Cemetery". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-03-28.

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