Royal Indian Burial Ground
The Indian Burial Ground is a historic Native American cemetery on Narrow Lane in Charlestown, Rhode Island. The small cemetery is believed to have been the burying ground for leaders of the Narragansett and Niantic tribes.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Cemetery
- Description: historic cemetery in Washington County, Rhode Island, US
- Also known as: “Charlestown Historical Cemetery Number 25” and “Indian Burial Ground”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Watchaug Pond.
Watchaug Pond
Pond
Photo: Juliancolton, Public domain.
Watchaug Pond is a kettle pond located in southern Rhode Island, in the town of Charlestown. It is surrounded by the John Vincent Gormley 8-mile loop trail which was dedicated by Senator Jack Reed in 1999. Watchaug Pond is situated 2½ miles southwest of Royal Indian Burial Ground.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Charlestown and Wood River Junction.
Charlestown
Photo: KLOTZPLATE, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Charlestown, nicknamed C-Town by locals, is a town on the southern coastline of Washington County, Rhode Island, United States. Charlestown is bordered by Westerly to the west, Richmond to the north divided by the Pawcatuck River, and South Kingstown to the east, with the Block Island Sound to the south.
Wood River Junction
Village
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Wood River Junction is a small village in the town of Richmond, Rhode Island, Washington County, Rhode Island, United States. It is home to the Chariho school district's main campus and is otherwise largely turf farms, which were potato farms before the nuclear accident in 1964. Wood River Junction is situated 2½ miles northwest of Royal Indian Burial Ground.
Shannock
Village
Photo: Marcbela, Public domain.
The Shannock Historic District is a historic mill village located along the Pawcatuck River in the towns of Richmond and Charlestown, Rhode Island. The postal code for Shannock is 02875. Shannock is situated 3 miles north of Royal Indian Burial Ground.
Royal Indian Burial Ground
- Category: burial
- Location: Town of Charlestown, South County, Rhode Island, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.40827° or 41° 24′ 30″ northLongitude
-71.65887° or 71° 39′ 32″ westElevation
131 feet (40 metres)Open location code
87HCC85R+8FOpenStreetMap ID
way 826485561OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemetery
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