1747

Plymouth Burying Ground
1747
National Register of Historic Places
Here lie buried Veterans of the French and Indian War, the Revolutionary War, and the War of 1812.
The gravestones are in rows running north and south. The bodies were placed facing east, so that on the day of judgment, the resurrected dead would arise toward the dawn.
Gravestone Symbols
The oldest graves (mid-1700s), are nearest the entrance. They have carved symbols such as winged angels, representing the ascension of the soul to heaven. Some have messages, such as "Mortals Attend & Learn Your End", to warn the living to maintain a life of virtue.
The inscriptions tell us how hard life was; "lived to bury five husbands", "was drowned", "died of scald", and "died with daughter stillborn."
Gravestones from the early 1800s, on the lower slope, often have weeping willows, symbolizing sorrow. A broken tree indicates a life cut short. An urn represents the soul. Stones may have symbols of organizations the deceased belonged to, such as Freemasonry.
The gravestones are artifacts that provide clues to the lives of our ancestors and the history of Plymouth. They deserve our respect and devoted care.
Major funding provided by Plymouth Historical Society, Marian Milne, Plymouth Chamber of Commerce, and First Congregational Church of Plymouth.

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