Burying Hill
Burial Hill is a historic cemetery or burying ground on School Street in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Established in the 17th century, it is the burial site of several Pilgrims, the founding settlers of Plymouth Colony.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Peak with an elevation of 112 feet
- Description: cemetery in Plymouth, Massachusetts
- Also known as: “Burial Hill” and “Fort Hill”
Places of Interest
Highlights include First Parish Church and 1749 Courthouse.
First Parish Church
Church
First Parish Church in Plymouth is a historic Unitarian Universalist church at the base of Burial Hill on the town square off Leyden Street in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
1749 Courthouse
Museum
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The Old County Courthouse is an historic court house on Leyden Street and Market Street in the Town Square of Plymouth, Massachusetts. Built in 1749, the two-story wood-frame building is believed to be the oldest wooden courthouse in the United States; it stands on the site of the first courthouse built by Plymouth Colony settlers, and may incorporate elements of a 1670 building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Plymouth Village Historic District and Bradford–Union Street Historic District.
Plymouth Village Historic District
Neighborhood
Photo: Historical Perspective, Public domain.
The Plymouth Village Historic District is a historic district encompassing part of the area of earliest settlement of the Plymouth Colony in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
Bradford–Union Street Historic District
Neighborhood
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The Bradford–Union Street Historic District encompasses a waterfront residential area of Plymouth, Massachusetts, developed in the mid-19th for workers in local maritime and other industries.
North Plymouth
Village
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North Plymouth is a census-designated place in the town of Plymouth in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 3,600 at the 2010 census.
Burying Hill
- Categories: cemetery and landform
- Location: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.95622° or 41° 57′ 22″ northLongitude
-70.66615° or 70° 39′ 58″ westElevation
112 feet (34 metres)Open location code
87HFX84M+FGOpenStreetMap ID
node 358279745OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Japanese to Swedish—“Burying Hill” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “ベリアル・ヒル”
- Spanish: “Burial Hill”
- Swedish: “Burial Hill”
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