Newman and Pawtucket Aves., East Providence, Rhode Island. County/parish: Providence.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places November 28, 1980. NRIS 80000002.
Part of East Providence MRA (NRIS 64000747).
1 contributing site.
The Newman Cemetery is an historic cemetery in East Providence, Rhode Island. One of the oldest in the state, the cemetery was established in 1643, when the area was part of Rehoboth, Massachusetts. It is located at the southwest corner of Newman and Pawtucket Avenues, adjacent to the Newman Congregational Church. Its first recorded burial is in 1658, and it remained in use well into the 19th century.
The cemetery was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41374564