Artillery Park
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LocationJamestown, Rhode Island
Built1656
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| Location | Jamestown, Rhode Island |
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| Coordinates | 41°29′47″N 71°22′29″W / 41.49639°N 71.37472°W |
| Built | 1656 |
| NRHP reference No. | 73000054 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 7, 1973 |
The Artillery Park (also known as the Churchyard Cemetery and Historical Cemetery 2) is a historic cemetery at North Road and Narragansett Avenue in Jamestown, Rhode Island. It is located at a high point on the southern part of Conanicut Island. The cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]
It was originally laid out in 1656 as a burying ground and militia training ground, but appears to have been used as a burying ground only since the 1740s. When British forces occupied the island in 1776, there was a brief skirmish there, and the British afterward used the area as a military staging ground.[2]
Old section of the cemetery
Memorial to veterans of Jamestown, RI
American Legion insignia on gate of cemetery
