| Cemetery Number | PV019 |
| Town | PROVIDENCE |
| Cemetery Name | WEST BURIAL GROUND |
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| Location | [MOVED TO OAKLAND CEME CR; SWAN POINT PV] |
| State | RI |
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| Burials | 1000 |
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| Comment | This burial ground consisted of a collection of burial grounds including
the Propietors' Burial Ground, the Field's Burial Ground, Isaac Manchester
BG, Thomas Sprague BG, Stephen K Rathbone and Seth Padelford BG, and the
Beneficent Congregational Society BG. It was located at the corner of
Friendship and Beacon streets, bounded by Plain, Friendship and Beacon
Streets. The Proprietor's lot contained 88,815 square feet or a little
more than 2 acres but the whole complex comprising the West Burial Ground
was seventeen acres. When it was removed a Hayward Park was put in its place.
The data for stones moved to Cranston in 1870 are from a transcription done by W W Chapin May 13 1913 of stones taken from the West Burial Ground in Providence to the Oakland Cemetery, Broad St Cranston, updated 1993 by John Sterling.
The West Burial Ground was located at the junction of I95 and I195. It was
moved from 1869-1888.
10 Jun 1877 the last bodies were removed from the Beneficent Conregational Church Cemetery to lot 2342.
On 31 Dec 1888 the last 110 bodies were removed from the West Burial Ground
and reinterred at North Burial Ground in a 1500 sq ft triange purchased by
the city of Providence. A 10 ft pyraid monument marks the location. |
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