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Cemetery NumberJN021
TownJOHNSTON
Cemetery NameGOV SAMUEL WARD KING LOT
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LocationHARTFORD PIKE
StateRI
DirectionS
Pole Number11
Distance15
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Deed Book 
Deed Page 
Size in Feet225
Size in Feet180
Inscriptions 
Fieldstones 
Tombs 
Exist?YES
Last seen date?2013
Newest 
Oldest 
VandalismY
Veteran7
PoleG
CommentThis cemetery is triangle shaped and stretches 270 feet along Harford Ave. just west of Winfield Road. James N. Arnold recorded this lot his #102 March 29, 1891. (Bk. 3, pg. 24) (JN021). “In the Gov. King burial lot on the south side of the Hartford road a distance of about a mile from the Greek Tavern lot walled and in fair condition.” Restored in 1951 - heavily vandalized with many stones missing in 1994. see Pro Journal article 4 Oct 1949.
Conditionfair
Enclosurestone wall
Gateiron gate
Growthgrass-well kept
Terrainhilly moderate
Cemetery Location
Cemetery Burial Map N/A
 
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