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Cemetery NumberLN030
TownLINCOLN
Cemetery NameWHITAKER-MOWRY LOT
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LocationSAYLES HILL RD
StateRI
DirectionS
Pole Number11
Distance15
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Size in Feet55
Size in Feet75
Burials44
Inscriptions19
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Exist?YES
Last seen date?2013
Newest1892
Oldest1823
VandalismN
Veteran 
PoleG
CommentLocated15 feet south os Sayles Hill Road in Manton in front of the Holiday Retirement Home at #0 Sayles Hill Road. Cemetery is a raised platform adjacent to sidewalk. Along the sidewalk is a stone wall about 3 feet high with no fence. The other three sides have a post a rail fence. The posts are ornate cast iron. This cemetery was transcribed by Roger Beaudry on November 8, 1992. Previous surveys were done by the following: James N Arnold transcribed this lot on June 9, 1895 and described it thus: "On the Renasoleur Mowry Farm west of his house beside the wood surrounded by an iron fence, yard in good order." This survey can be found in Volume 15, pages 27 thru 36. Ethel M White transcribed this cemetery during the 1930's "On Sayles Hill Road to Manville" F. T. Calef (MD) transcribed this lot and assigned it Lot #31. In hissurvey published in 1940, pages 117a thru 120 he described its location as: "Going east from Louisquissett Pike to Manville." Transcribed by Ron Farrar who described it as "Manville Road"
Conditiongood
Enclosureraised platform
Gateno gate
Growthcleared
Terrainlevel
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Cemetery Burial Map N/A
 
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