Bridge Road Cemetery
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| location | Eastham , Massachusetts , United States | ||
| Coordinates | 41 ° 49 '35 " N , 69 ° 58' 53" W | ||
| surface | 1.4 acres (0.6 ha ) | ||
| Built | 1720 | ||
| architect | Bartlett Adams | ||
| NRHP number | [1] 99000636 | ||
| The NRHP added | May 27, 1999 | ||
As Bridge Road Cemetery a historical is cemetery in Eastham in the state of Massachusetts of the United States designated. It was used for funerals from 1754 to 1933 and was inscribed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.
description
The cemetery is located on the eponymous Bridge Road in Eastham, which, as the oldest town on Lower Cape Cod, extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to Cape Cod Bay in the west and is bordered by Wellfleet in the north and Orleans in the south. The cemetery has a nearly rectangular plan and covers an area of 1.4 acres (0.6 hectares ). It is only limited to the street by a fence, while the other sides are open and the course of the property is only recognizable by a few trees. Residential houses that were built in the local growth phase after the Second World War are on the neighboring properties .
The oldest gravestone in the cemetery, built in 1720, dates from 1754, which is probably due to the fact that the older Cove Burying Ground was still used for burials until 1770 . The Bridge Road Cemetery was used analogously until 1886, although a third cemetery had already been laid out in 1830. As one of the last two structures still standing, it marks the city center of the 18th and early 19th centuries. Many people from families who are known to this day and who have gained importance in the city and regional history are buried in the cemetery.
Most tombstones are made of slate , which was almost exclusively used for tombstones in New England during the colonial era . The rest were made from sandstone , limestone and marble . In their entirety, the gravestones of the cemetery offer a good overview of the art and styles from the middle of the 18th to the middle of the 19th century.
The youngest tombstone dates from 1933, although the cemetery was actually only used for funerals until 1886. It marks the grave of Emily Carter Alexander, born May 22, 1855 in Arisaig , Scotland , died August 22, 1933 on the Nauset Light .
See also
literature
- Jenkins, Candace; Friedberg, Betsy .: National Register of Historic Places Registration Form. ( PDF ) National Park Service , March 1999, accessed on January 29, 2016 (English, accessible via the "NR" button).
Web links
- Bridge Road Cemetery in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
Individual evidence
- ^ National Register Information System . In: National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service . Retrieved April 15, 2008.
- ↑ a b cf. Jenkins / Friedberg, p. 5.
- ↑ cf. Jenkins / Friedberg, p. 6.
- ↑ cf. Jenkins / Friedberg, p. 10.