Pine Island Cemetery
Pine Island Cemetery (formerly Over River Burying Ground) is a historical cemetery in Norwalk, Connecticut. It is the second oldest cemetery in Norwalk.[1] The cemetery is located behind Lockwood–Mathews Mansion on Crescent Street.
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Established | 1708 |
| Location | |
| Country |  |
| Coordinates | 41°06′27″N 73°24′56″W |
| Type | historic |
| Owned by | City of Norwalk |
| Find a Grave | Pine Island Cemetery |
The Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism added the cemetery to the state Register of Historic Places in May 2010.[2]
On December 16, 1708 the town council granted this piece of land for a burying place.[2] John Benedict, Zerubabell Hoyt and Thomas Betts were appointed to select the location.[3]
Notable burials
- Samuel Kellogg (1673–1757), member of the Connecticut House of Representatives
- John Bartlett (1677–1761), member of the Connecticut House of Representatives
- James Lockwood (1683–1769), member of the Connecticut House of Representatives
gollark: Is it now.
gollark: (because people never strip the debug symbols)
gollark: (although that decompiles pretty easily)
gollark: I had to deal with BYTECODE before, you know.
gollark: Technically they're combination arrays/maps so they can start at other stuff, but table literal syntax and the builtins assume 1.
External links
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.