Duxbury in Plymouth County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)
America's Oldest Maintained Cemetery
By Bryan Simmons, March 2012
1. America's Oldest Maintained Cmetery Marker
Myles Standish Burying ground is the oldest maintained cemetery in the United States. This sacred ground has been cared for by the town of Duxbury Massachusetts, and takes its name from Myles Standish, military leader of the Plymouth colony who was interred here in 1656Erected 1977 by American Cemetery Association.
Location. 42° 1.515′ N, 70° 41.251′ W. Marker is in Duxbury, Massachusetts, in Plymouth County. Marker can be reached from the intersection of Chestnut Street and Pilgrim By Way. Marker is located in the Myles Standish Burying Ground. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Duxbury MA 02332, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Site of The First Church (within shouting distance of this marker); The Brig Independence (approx. 2.2 miles away); The National Monument to our Forefathers (approx. 4½ miles away); Welcome to Pilgrim Memorial State Park (approx. 4.7 miles away); America’s Hometown at the Heart of Plymouth County
By Bryan Simmons, March 2011
2. America's Oldest Maintained Cemetery Marker
Categories. • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Colonial Era • Wars, US Indian •
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3. Myles Standish Burial
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4. Myles Standish Burial
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Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. This page originally submitted on June 10, 2012, by Bryan Simmons of Attleboro, Massachusetts. This page has been viewed 747 times since then and 3 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on June 10, 2012, by Bryan Simmons of Attleboro, Massachusetts. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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