Silas Burrows Cemetery

Silas Burrows Cemetery is a cemetery in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. Silas Burrows Cemetery is situated nearby to the peak Pequot Hill, as well as near the park Historic Site of Pequot War Massacre.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mystic Seaport Marine Museum and Mystic Museum of Art.

Mystic Seaport Marine Museum

Theme park

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Mystic Seaport Museum is a maritime museum in Mystic, Connecticut, and the largest in the United States. Its 19-acre site holds a collection of ships and boats and a re-creation of a 19th-century seaport village consisting of more than 60 historic buildings, including many rare commercial structures that were moved to the site and meticulously restored. Mystic Seaport Marine Museum is situated 3,000 feet east of Silas Burrows Cemetery.

Mystic Museum of Art

Museum

Mystic Museum of Art is a museum of American art at 9 Water Street in Mystic, Connecticut. The Mystic Art Association, an organization of artists who painted in the seacoast town, was founded by Charles Harold Davis in 1913. Mystic Museum of Art is situated 3,200 feet south of Silas Burrows Cemetery.

Mystic River Bascule Bridge

Bridge

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The Mystic River Bascule Bridge is a bascule bridge spanning the Mystic River in Mystic, Connecticut in the United States. It carries vehicle and foot traffic directly into the tourist district of town via 33 ft-wide Main Street. Mystic River Bascule Bridge is situated 2,900 feet southeast of Silas Burrows Cemetery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mystic River Historic District and Mystic Bridge Historic District.

Mystic River Historic District

Neighborhood

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The Mystic River Historic District encompasses the part of the village of Mystic, Connecticut that is on the Groton side of the Mystic River. The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 24, 1979, approximately 235-acre which includes much of the village of West Mystic and many buildings from the 19th century.

Mystic Bridge Historic District

Neighborhood

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The Mystic Bridge Historic District is a historic district in the village of Mystic, Connecticut on the Stonington side of the Mystic River. It includes the Mystic Seaport Museum, whose grounds and floating vessels represent the area's history, and the 1924 Mystic River Bascule Bridge.