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Paddock Cemetery is a historic burial ground located at 1243 Rt 6A in Dennis, Barnstable County, Massachusetts. Built in 1708, designed by Nathaniel Emmes. It is part of a local historic district.
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Paddock Cemetery
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About this site
Paddock Cemetery is a cemetery in Dennis, 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 41.7437, -70.1733 near Dennis. The nearest cataloged historic site is Hall, Daniel and Lydia Gray House (landmark), about 0.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include Hall, Capt. Sparrow House, Paddock, Eben and Hannah Hall House, and Crowell, Joshua House.
This record is drawn from public historical records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
History
Paddock Cemetery is an early 18th-century burial ground on Route 6A (the Old King's Highway) in Dennis, dating to about 1708. As one of the town's colonial-era burying grounds, it holds slate markers typical of early New England, and it lies within a local historic district. Route 6A itself is one of the oldest and most intact historic corridors on Cape Cod.
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