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The Cove Burying Ground, just south of Route 6 in Eastham, is the town's oldest cemetery, dating to about 1646 and laid out soon after Eastham's first meeting house was built nearby. It served as the town's only burying ground until the Bridge Road Cemetery opened in 1720. Three original Mayflower passengers of 1620 have marked headstones here: Giles Hopkins, Lt. Joseph Rogers, and Constance Hopkins; it was added to the National Register in 1999.
Cove Burying Ground is a cemetery in Eastham, Barnstable County. It is one of 67 cemeteries documented in Barnstable County, among 6,897 historic sites cataloged across the county on MassRoam.
The site sits at 41.8114, -69.9707 near Eastham. The nearest cataloged historic site is Mary Chase Salt Marsh Dike (landmark), about 0.5 miles away. Others within a short drive include Penniman, Capt. Edward Barn, Penniman, Capt. Edward Decorative Wooden Fence, and Penniman, Capt. Edward House.
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The Cove Burying Ground is Eastham's oldest cemetery, laid out about 1646 near the town's first meeting house, and it served as Eastham's only burying ground until Bridge Road Cemetery opened around 1720. It is individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places (1999) and holds the graves of three Mayflower passengers: Lt. Joseph Rogers, Constance Hopkins, and Giles Hopkins. Its oldest surviving stones, carved between 1706 and 1712, are among the earliest on the Lower Cape.
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