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Cemetery NumberWY053
TownWESTERLY
Cemetery NameTHOMAS RATHBUN GROUND
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LocationBRADFORD RD - DUNN'S CORNER
StateRI
DirectionE
Pole Number4286
Distance1400
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Size in Feet40
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Last seen date?2019
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CommentRev. Frederic Denison recorded this ground in 1867-8: This lies about one fourth of a mile east of the cross road from the post-road to Dorrville, on the old Samuel Champlin farm (now owned by Case Chapman), on the west side of a maple swamp, in a pasture, and is uninclosed. Here are about thirty graves with unlettered stones. This ground contains the graves of Anna, Paul, Mercy and Thomas Rathbun and others of the Rathbun family. Access it through the Wahaneeta Preserve which is off of Moorehouse RD in Westerly which is near Trombino Little League Sports Complex. Wahaneeta Preserve is open for the public, although parking is limited. From the parking lot, it is a 1/8 mile into the head of the orange trail and then appproxiately 1/4 mile in on the trail.
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