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Saint Peter's Cemetery is a historic burial ground located at 124 Alden St in Provincetown, Barnstable County, Massachusetts. Built in 1870. 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.
Saint Peter's 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 42.0550, -70.1920 near Provincetown. The nearest cataloged historic site is Saint Peter's Burial Chapel (landmark), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include House at 34 Alden St, House at 37 Alden St, and House at 35 Alden St.
This record is drawn from public historical records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
Saint Peter's Cemetery on Alden Street in Provincetown was established about 1870 as a Roman Catholic burial ground serving the town's growing immigrant fishing community, including its large Portuguese population drawn to Provincetown's cod and whaling trades. It is a contributing property in a National Register historic district, and its monuments reflect the Catholic faith of the families who worked the harbor at the tip of Cape Cod.
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