Swan Point Cemetery - Providence, Rhode Island
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N 41° 51.165 W 071° 23.228
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a famous cemetery located in Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Waymark Code: WMMYAV
Location: Rhode Island, United States
Date Posted: 11/23/2014
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According to Wikipedia, "Swan Point Cemetery is a cemetery located in Providence, Rhode Island, USA. Established in 1846 on a 60 acre (0.24 km²) plot of land, it has approximately 40,000 interments.
First organized under the Swan Point Cemetery Company, with a board of trustees. In 1858, a new charter was developed to make the cemetery administration non-profit, and it was taken over by a group known as the Proprietors of Swan Point Cemetery. In 1886, landscape architect H.W.S. Cleveland was hired to redesign the area.
Among the first to make use of a tract of land within the cemetery was the First Congregational Society (now First Unitarian Society). They moved several interments from older plots in Providence to Swan Point. Over the years additional land acquisition has expanded the cemetery to 200 acres (0.81 km2), and is still open to new interments today.
Swan Point Cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977".
585 Blackstone Blvd, Providence, RI 02906, United States
Source: Wikipedia & so on.
Street address: 585 Blackstone Blvd Providence, Rhode Island USA 02906
County / Borough / Parish: Providence
Year listed: 1846
Historic (Areas of) Significance: historical cemetary
Periods of significance: 1846 to today
Historic function: cemetery
Current function: cemetery
Privately owned?: yes
Hours of operation: From: 7:00 AM To: 11:00 PM
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 2: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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