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

Cove Burying Ground

 
 
Cove Burying Ground Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Marc Posner, May 21, 2009
1. Cove Burying Ground Marker
Inscription. This is the site of the original Congregational Church in Eastham and in this churchyard are the marked graves of three Mayflower passengers.
Lt. Joseph Rogers 1608-1678
Constance Hopkins 1605-1677
Giles Hopkins 1607-1690

The successive cemetery is on Bridge Road
 
Erected by Eastham Historical Society.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial SitesColonial Era.
 
Location. 41° 48.681′ N, 69° 58.245′ W. Marker is in Eastham, Massachusetts, in Barnstable County. It is at the intersection of Massachusetts Route 6 and Hay Road on Massachusetts Route 6. 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A Whale Bone Welcome (approx. 0.6 miles away); There’s No Place Like Home (approx. 0.6 miles away); Indian Rock (approx. 0.8 miles away); Port de Mallebarre (approx. 0.8 miles away); Bridge Road Cemetery (approx. 1.1 miles away); First Encounter (approx. 1.3 miles away); Eastham Town Hall (approx. 1.3 miles away); Eastham Windmill (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Eastham.
 
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Cove Burying Ground Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Marc Posner, May 21, 2009
2. Cove Burying Ground Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on April 11, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 1, 2024, by Marc Posner of Somerville, Massachusetts. This page has been viewed 258 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on April 1, 2024, by Marc Posner of Somerville, Massachusetts. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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