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Wequetequock Burial Ground

 
 
Wequetequock Burial Ground Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Michael Herrick, August 27, 2013
1. Wequetequock Burial Ground Marker
Inscription.
1650
Wequetequock
Burial Ground
First
Stonington
Cemetery

 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial SitesColonial Era. A significant historical year for this entry is 1650.
 
Location. 41° 21.611′ N, 71° 52.594′ W. Marker is in Stonington, Connecticut, in New London County. It is in Pawcatuck. Marker is on Palmer Neck Road, 0.1 miles south of Greenhaven Road, on the left when traveling south. Located in Wequetequock Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Stonington CT 06378, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Stonington Founders Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Stonington (approx. 0.4 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.9 miles away); World War I Memorial (approx. 1.9 miles away); Stonington Community Garden (approx. 1.9 miles away); John W. Richmond (approx. 1.9 miles away); Captain Nathaniel B. Palmer House (approx. 2 miles away); Pawcatuck World War I Monument (approx. 2.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Stonington.
 
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Wequetequock Burial Ground Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Michael Herrick, August 27, 2013
2. Wequetequock Burial Ground Marker
Wequetequock Burial Ground image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Michael Herrick, August 27, 2013
3. Wequetequock Burial Ground
Many headstones are severely weathered and illegible.
Wequetequock Burial Ground Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Michael Herrick, August 27, 2013
4. Wequetequock Burial Ground Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 10, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 20, 2013, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 1,140 times since then and 73 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 20, 2013, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.

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