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Cemetery NumberCR034
TownCRANSTON
Cemetery NameTHOMAS ANDREWS LOT
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LocationOAKLAWN AVE - ROUTE #5
StateRI
DirectionE
Pole Number162
Distance10
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Deed Book 
Deed Page 
Size in Feet50
Size in Feet25
Burials8
Inscriptions8
Fieldstones1
Tombs 
Exist?YES
Last seen date?2013
Newest1853
Oldest1757
VandalismN
Veteran 
PoleG
CommentLocated on a small park island at the junction of Oakland Ave. and Oakhill Dr. at #1242-1250 Oakland Ave. There is a boulder with a bronze plaque: Colonel Abraham Andrews Born Sept 8, 1756 Died Aug 3 1797 dedicated Aug 14, 1957 by Cranston Blues R.I.M. This lot also contains stones removed from CR031. James Arnold visited this lot 23 Aug 1891 (Vol 1, pg 194) On the road leading from the Gorton Arnold stand top Pontiac, yard walled and in good order. Charles & Martha Benns recorded this lot in 1934, their #225.
Conditiongood
Enclosuregranite posts
Gateno gate
Growthgrass-well kept
Terrainlevel
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Cemetery Burial Map N/A
 
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