Bay Path Cemetery - Charlton Center Historic District - Charlton MA
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nomadwillie
N 42° 07.874 W 071° 58.122
19T E 254633 N 4668613
Established in 1764 thru a land gift by Ezra McIntire.
Waymark Code: WMKD0X
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 03/23/2014
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The cemetery has been used by the Baptists, Methodists and Congregationalists. It was the earliest cemetery in town that exists, however there was one the existed on the town common. Among the buried is John Spurr, a participant in the Boston Tea Party, William Weld, owner of the tavern in the village, and John Grizzly Adams, the hunter and showman for the Barnum and Bailey Circus.
Name of Historic District (as listed on the NRHP): Charlton Center Historic District
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NRHP Historic District Waymark (Optional): [Web Link]
Address:
Dresser Hill Rd
How did you determine the building to be a contributing structure?: Other (Please explain in the Private Message field)
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