Old Center Cemetery - West Hartford CT
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nomadwillie
N 41° 45.862 W 072° 44.521
18T E 687695 N 4626077
Located outside of the cemetery between the sidewalk and street.
Waymark Code: WMVZM2
Location: Connecticut, United States
Date Posted: 06/17/2017
Views: 2
Marker reads:
THE LAND FOR THIS CEMETERY, THE OLDEST
OFFICIAL BURYING GROUND IN WEST HARTFORD,
WAS ACQUIRED IN 1719 BY THE TOWN OF HARTFORD
FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF
ITS WEST DIVISION PARISH (WEST HARTFORD).
IT REMAINED THE PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BURIAL
UNTIL 1790, WHEN THE NORTH CEMETERY, NOT FAR
TO THE NORTH OF HERE ON MAIN STREET, WAS
OPENED. THE CEMETERY CONTAINS GRAVES OF THE
FIRST TWO PASTORS OF THE FIRST CHURCH,
BENJAMIN COLTON AND NATHANIEL HOOKER; OF
NOAH AND MAERCY STEELE WEBSTER, THE PARENTS
OF NOAH WEBSTER, THE LEXICOGRAPHER; AND OF
AMERICAN AND FRENCH SOLDIERS WHO DIED IN
THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR, IT IS MAINTAINED AND
THE GRAVESTONES ARE PRESERVED BY THE TOWN.
Marker Name: Old Center Cemetery
Marker Type: Urban
Additional Information: Not listed
Date Dedicated / Placed: Not listed
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