Coddington Cemetery
The Coddington Cemetery is an early colonial cemetery located in Newport, Rhode Island. It is sometimes called the Friends' Burial Ground, and has more colonial governors buried in it than any other cemetery in the state.- Type: Cemetery
- Description: cemetery in Newport, Rhode Island
- Also known as: “Newport Cemetery 9” and “Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Newport #9”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Great Friends Meeting House and Cardines Field.
Great Friends Meeting House
Community center
Photo: ajay suresh, CC BY 2.0.
Great Friends Meeting House is a meeting house of the Quakers built in 1699 in Newport, Rhode Island. The meeting house, which is part of the Newport Historic District, is currently open as a museum owned by the Newport Historical Society. Great Friends Meeting House is situated 380 feet southeast of Coddington Cemetery.
Cardines Field
Stadium
Photo: Doug Kerr, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cardines Field is a baseball stadium located at 20 America’s Cup Avenue in Newport, Rhode Island. It is believed to be one of the oldest ballparks in the United States and has been called "a small urban gem of a ballpark". Cardines Field is situated 710 feet southwest of Coddington Cemetery.
Wanton–Lyman–Hazard House
Manor estate
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The Wanton–Lyman–Hazard House is one of the oldest houses in Newport, Rhode Island, built around 1697. It is also one of the oldest houses in the state. Wanton–Lyman–Hazard House is situated 680 feet east of Coddington Cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Newport and Jamestown.
Newport
Newport is a beautiful seaside city in Rhode Island that is famous for its genteel mansions and a rich history of yachting, golf, and tennis. With a population of only 25,000, this scenic resort town punches well above its weight and was known as the "Summer White House" throughout the 1950s and 60s.
Jamestown
Photo: Kzirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Jamestown is village on Conanicut Island, a small parcel of land that connects mainland Rhode Island to Aquidneck Island in Narragansett Bay. Jamestown is 25 miles south of Providence and offers plenty of shopping, dining and recreation.
Middletown
Middletown lies south of Portsmouth and north of Newport, Rhode Island. This geographical location is what gave this town its name. Middletown was founded in 1743 when unjust taxation and a growing population caused freeholders in Newport to petition for independence.
Coddington Cemetery
- Categories: quaker cemetery and burial
- Location: City of Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.49243° or 41° 29′ 33″ northLongitude
-71.31437° or 71° 18′ 52″ westNamed after
William CoddingtonOpen location code
87HCFMRP+X7OpenStreetMap ID
way 559477879OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemeteryWikidata ID
Q5139953
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In Other Languages
From French to Turkish—“Coddington Cemetery” goes by many names.
- French: “cimetière Coddington”
- French: “Cimetière Coddington”
- Turkish: “Coddington Cemetery”
- Turkish: “Coddington Mezarlığı”
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Highlights include White Horse Tavern and Governors Graveyard.
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