Sailors Home Cemetery

Sailors Home Cemetery (HM16FD)

Location: Quincy, MA 02170 Norfolk County
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Country: United States of America
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N 42° 16.158', W 70° 59.994'

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Sailors Home Cemetery-This cemetery, the last remnant of the National Sailors' Home in Quincy contains the remains of at least 119 veterans of this country's Civil War.

The Home located on 6 ½ acres in Wollaston, operated as a farm for 66 years, from 1866 to 1931.Established primarily for veteran sailors and marines, the home also provided refuge for former soldiers.
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HM NumberHM16FD
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Date Added Tuesday, October 7th, 2014 at 7:29pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)19T E 335069 N 4681613
Decimal Degrees42.26930000, -70.99990000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 42° 16.158', W 70° 59.994'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds42° 16' 9.48" N, 70° 59' 59.64" W
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Area Code(s)617, 857
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 322 Fenno St, Quincy MA 02170, US
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