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Cemetery NumberWY024
TownWESTERLY
Cemetery NameBENJAMIN GAVITT LOT
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LocationBETWEEN RT #1 & PENDLETON LANE
StateRI
DirectionN
Pole Number5
Distance30
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Page Number 
Plat Number 
Deed Book 
Deed Page 
Size in Feet20
Size in Feet20
Burials4
Inscriptions1
Fieldstones3
Tombs 
Exist?YES
Last seen date?2013
Newest1849
Oldest1849
Vandalism 
Veteran 
PoleG
CommentBetween Route #1 and Pendleton Lane near pole #5. Frederic Denison recorded this lot 1867-8 Gavitt Ground #2; This is situated on the top of a knoll or hillock by the side of the Poat Road on the north side, nearly southwest from the residence of the late Joseph Gavitt 2d and is protected by a stone wall. It contains 3 or 4 unlettered graves and one with an inscription.
Conditionfair
Enclosurestone wall
Gateno gate
Growthovergrown-trees
Terrainhilly moderate
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Cemetery Burial Map N/A
 
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