Old North Cemetery (Portsmouth, New Hampshire)
This article is about the historic cemetery in New Hampshire. For the one in Massachusetts, see North Cemetery.
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| Location | Maplewood Ave., Portsmouth, New Hampshire |
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| Coordinates | 43°4′41″N 70°45′48″W / 43.07806°N 70.76333°WCoordinates: 43°4′41″N 70°45′48″W / 43.07806°N 70.76333°W |
| Area | 1.5 acres (0.61 ha) |
| Built | 1751 |
| NRHP Reference # | 78000218[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 08, 1978 |
Old North Cemetery is a historic cemetery on Maplewood Avenue in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. It is a roughly 1.5-acre (0.61 ha) parcel of land north of the city center on the shore of North Mill Pond. Its earliest burials are dated to 1751, although it was not formally established as a cemetery until 1753. It is the largest of the city's 18th century cemeteries, and is remarkable for the relatively distant locations some of the stonecarvers came from whose work appears in it.[2] The cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]
Notable burials
- Capt. Edmund Roberts,[3] father of Edmund Roberts (diplomat)
- John Langdon,[4] governor of New Hampshire, one of the first two U.S. senators from the state
- Woodbury Langdon,[4] merchant, delegate from New Hampshire to Continental Congress, New Hampshire Superior Court justice, brother of John Langdon
- Prince Whipple,[4] slave, freed by William Whipple in 1781
- William Whipple, signer of U.S. Declaration of Independence, brigadier general in New Hampshire Militia[4]
See also
References
- 1 2 Staff (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "NRHP nomination for Old North Cemetery" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-10-27.
- ↑ "In Memory of Capt. Edmund Roberts who departed this life Nov. 15, 1787.". Gravestone images. A Very Grave Matter. June 23, 2006. Retrieved May 5, 2012.
image © 2004 Gravematter.com
- 1 2 3 4 "Historic Portsmouth Cemeteries". SeacoastNH.com. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
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