Eastham in Barnstable County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)

Bridge Road Cemetery

Photographed by Marc Posner, May 21, 2009

1. Bridge Road Cemetery Marker

Inscription.
This is the site of the Third Congregational Church. "The Old South Meetinghouse, Time Worn and Gray, That Stood Fronting East, by the King's Highway That Goeth To Billingsgate," so runs the phrase in quaint old records of olden days. Herman Doone 1830

The stone of Deacon Samuel Doane reads "Death is a debut to nature due; as I have paid it so must you."
Eastham Historical Society

Erected by Eastham Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1830.

Location. 41° 49.558′ N, 69° 58.821′ W. Marker is in Eastham, Massachusetts, in Barnstable County. It is on Bridge Road south of Homestead Road, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Eastham MA 02642, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Massachusetts’ Cape Cod.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in New England.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Eastham Windmill (approx. 0.4 miles away); First Encounter (approx. half a mile away); Eastham Town Hall (approx. half a mile away); Workboat of the Marshes (approx. 0.9 miles away); A Whale Bone Welcome (approx. 0.9 miles away); There’s No Place Like Home

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(approx. 0.9 miles away); Eastham Remembers (approx. 0.9 miles away); Port de Mallebarre (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Eastham.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Kettles (was approx. 0.9 miles away but has been permanently removed).

Gravestones in Bridge Road Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Marc Posner, May 21, 2009

2. Gravestones in Bridge Road Cemetery

Bridge Road Cemetery Gravestone image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Marc Posner, May 21, 2009

3. Bridge Road Cemetery Gravestone

Credits. This page was last revised on April 12, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 31, 2024, by Marc Posner of Somerville, Massachusetts. This page has been viewed 221 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 31, 2024, by Marc Posner of Somerville, Massachusetts. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.