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Old Cemetery is a historic burial ground located at 24 Cemetery Rd in Provincetown, Barnstable County, Massachusetts. Built in 1858. It is a contributing property in a National Register historic district. A contributing property in the Provincetown Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.
Old Cemetery is a cemetery in Provincetown, 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 42.0554, -70.1881 near Provincetown. The nearest cataloged historic site is House at 13 Wareham St (landmark), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include House at 9 Wareham St, New Cemetery, and House at 8 Wareham St.
This record is drawn from public historical records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
Provincetown's Old Cemetery on Cemetery Road was established in 1858 and is a contributing property in a National Register historic district at the tip of Cape Cod. It served the fishing and whaling port during its nineteenth-century heyday and holds the graves of many Provincetown families, including mariners lost in the town's dangerous trade. The hillside burying ground reflects the community's deep ties to the sea.
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