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Artillery Park

Coordinates: 41°29′47″N 71°22′29″W / 41.49639°N 71.37472°W / 41.49639; -71.37472
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Artillery Park
Artillery Park is located in Rhode Island
Artillery Park
Artillery Park is located in the United States
Artillery Park
LocationJamestown, Rhode Island
Coordinates41°29′47″N 71°22′29″W / 41.49639°N 71.37472°W / 41.49639; -71.37472
Built1656
NRHP reference No.73000054 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 7, 1973

The Artillery Park (also known as the Churchyard Cemetery and Historical Cemetery 2) is a historic cemetery at North Road and Narragansett Avenue in Jamestown, Rhode Island. It is located at a high point on the southern part of Conanicut Island. The cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]

History

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It was originally laid out in 1656 as a burying ground and militia training ground, but appears to have been used as a burying ground only since the 1740s. When British forces occupied the island in 1776, there was a brief skirmish there, and the British afterward used the area as a military staging ground.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ "NRHP nomination for Artillery Park" (PDF). Rhode Island Preservation. Retrieved 2014-08-30.
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