| Cemetery Number | NT016 |
| Town | NEWPORT |
| Cemetery Name | COGGESHALL BURIAL GROUND |
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| Location | COGGESHALL AVE AT VICTORIA AVE. |
| State | RI |
| Direction | W |
| Pole Number | 14 |
| Distance | 15 |
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| Size in Feet | 80 |
| Size in Feet | 60 |
| Inscriptions | 41 |
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| Exist? | YES |
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| Newest | 1958 |
| Oldest | 1647 |
| Vandalism | N |
| Veteran | 1 |
| Pole | G |
| Comment | "History of Newport County, Rhode Island," New York, 1888, ed. Richard M.
Bayles: "On Coggeshall Avenue is a little burial ground of about one acre,
[actually 0.11 acre] inclosed by a handsome stone wall, with an iron gate
in the central front, over which is chiselled "COGGESHALL, 1854." The
interior is kept in perfect order, the stones free from stain. In the
center is a granite obelisk bearing the following inscription: "To the
memory of John Coggeshall, First president of the Colony, died Nov. 27,
1647, Aet. 57." The original stone bearing the same inscription is still
preserved at the head of the grave." Transcribed by George H. Richardson
(GHR) on 19 Aug. 1869, by CETA volunteers in the 1970's, and Alden Beaman
(AGB) in the 1980's.
GPS coordinates 41 deg. 28' 07.25"N x 71 deg. 18' 35.52"W |
| Condition | excellent |
| Enclosure | stone wall |
| Gate | iron gate |
| Growth | grass-well kept |
| Terrain | level |
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