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Descendants of George Soule, another passenger of the Mayflower, placed a marker in 1971 at the supposed location of Soule's grave, near other Soule family markers. In 1977, the American Cemetery Association placed a plaque at the entrance to the burying ground proclaiming it "The Oldest Maintained Cemetery in the United States."
The ledger stone is attributed as the oldest surviving tombstone in the US as indian graves were usually marked with wooden markers that have deteriorated over the centuries. The stone’s discovery and information on its provenance suggest a robust trade route between the colonies and Europe in the early 1600’s already existed. The cost of ...
A 2021 study also led by Key confirmed the grave marker to be the oldest known surviving tombstone in the United States. His latest study set out to find the origin of the tombstone.
There are eighteen marked graves in the cemetery, but it is believed there are several more unmarked burials. [4] The oldest visible burial is that of Ann Simonton, a Scot from today's Argyll and Bute, [5] who died in April 1744. Seven headstones are of members of the Thrasher family, hence the cemetery's alternative name. [4]
It was established in 1788, and contains the marked graves of some 265 citizens of Lincolnton, with an even larger number of unmarked graves. The oldest marked grave dates to 1801. The gravestones include notable examples of 19th and early-20th century funerary art. It is the oldest burying ground in the town of Lincolnton. [2]
Maple Hill Cemetery is the oldest and largest cemetery in Huntsville, Alabama, United States. Founded on two acres (8,000 m 2) in about the year 1822, it now encompasses nearly 100 acres (400,000 m 2) and contains over 80,000 burials.
It is the city's oldest cemetery, and where many of its earliest citizens are buried. The cemetery occupies a ridge of land south of the city center, which is one of the highest areas overlooking the Mississippi River plains. Although the oldest known graves date to 1890, the oldest marked grave is dated 1903, and is for Reddrick Henry Jackson ...
The Hollywood Cemetery is the oldest cemetery in Hot Springs, Arkansas. The cemetery was established sometime prior to the American Civil War, with its oldest marked grave dating to 1856. It is located southeast of downtown Hot Springs, and is bounded by Hollywood Avenue, Mote Street, and Shady Grove Road.