Plains Cemetery

Plains Cemetery is a cemetery in Town of Canterbury, Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. Plains Cemetery is situated nearby to March Route of Rochambeau’s Army: Manship Road-Barstow Road, as well as near the neighborhood Canterbury Center Historic District.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include March Route of Rochambeau’s Army: Manship Road-Barstow Road and Prudence Crandall Museum.

March Route of Rochambeau’s Army: Manship Road-Barstow Road

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March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Manship Road-Barstow Road is a historic site in Canterbury, Connecticut that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003, for its evocation of the march route French commander Rochambeau's troops in 1781 and in 1782. March Route of Rochambeau’s Army: Manship Road-Barstow Road is situated 2,600 feet northwest of Plains Cemetery.

Prudence Crandall Museum

Museum

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The Prudence Crandall Museum is a historic house museum, sometimes called the Elisha Payne House for its previous owner. It is located on the southwest corner of the junction of Connecticut Routes 14 and 169, on the Canterbury, Connecticut village green. Prudence Crandall Museum is situated 1¼ miles east of Plains Cemetery.

Canterbury Green

Park

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Canterbury Green is a park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Canterbury Center Historic District and Canterbury.

Canterbury Center Historic District

Neighborhood

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The Canterbury Center Historic District is a historic district in Canterbury, Connecticut. The district is centered on the town green, located at the junction of Route 169 and Route 14.

Canterbury

Village

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Canterbury is a town in Windham County, Connecticut, United States. The town is part of the Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region. The population was 5,045 at the 2020 census.