America's Oldest Maintained Cemetery

America's Oldest Maintained Cemetery (HM122K)

Location: Duxbury, MA 02332 Plymouth County
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Country: United States of America
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N 42° 1.515', W 70° 41.251'

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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 1656
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HM NumberHM122K
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Year Placed1977
Placed ByAmerican Cemetery Association
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Date Added Monday, October 13th, 2014 at 12:59am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)19T E 360297 N 4653957
Decimal Degrees42.02525000, -70.68751667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 42° 1.515', W 70° 41.251'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds42° 1' 30.90" N, 70° 41' 15.06" W
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Area Code(s)781, 617
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1-99 Pilgrim By-Way, Duxbury MA 02332, US
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