North Burial Ground

The North Burial Ground is a 110-acre cemetery in dating to 1700, the first public cemetery in Providence. It is located north of downtown Providence, bounded by North Main Street, Branch Avenue, the , and Cemetery Street.
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  • Type: Cemetery
  • Description: cemetery in Providence, Rhode Island
  • Also known as: “Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Providence #1”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include The Miriam Hospital and Rochambeau Library-Providence Community Library.

Hospital
is a private, not-for-profit hospital at 164 Summit Avenue in , in the U.S. state of . It is a major teaching affiliate of the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. is situated 2,900 feet northeast of North Burial Ground.

Library
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The Rochambeau Library— A Community Library of Providence is an historic public library building at 708 Hope Street in . It was originally a single-story brick structure with limestone trim, designed by Wallis E. is situated 3,000 feet east of North Burial Ground.

Public building
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The , the capitol of the U.S. state of , is located at 82 Smith Street just below the crest of , on the border of in . is situated 1¼ miles south of North Burial Ground.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include North and East and Blackstone.

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Providence are the outer neighborhoods in the of , RI. They are distinct from , which is a separate municipality. These areas are much lower density and more residential than the rest of the city.

Neighborhood
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is a predominantly residential neighborhood in . It is in the northeast corner of the city and is bounded to the south and west by Lloyd Avenue and Hope Street respectively.

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is a district in , Rhode Island. It is approximately bounded by North Main Street to the west, Williams Street to the south, Governor Street and Arlington Avenue to the east, and Olney Street to the north.

North Burial Ground

Latitude
41.8479° or 41° 50′ 53″ north
Longitude
-71.40731° or 71° 24′ 26″ west
Elevation
46 feet (14 metres)
Open location code
87HCRHXV+53
Open­Street­Map ID
way 42887040
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­cemetery
Geo­Names ID
5223659
Wiki­data ID
Q532742
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