Newman Cemetery | |
Coordinates: | 41.8398°N -71.3503°W |
Location: | East Providence, Rhode Island |
Area: | 10.25acres |
Built: | 1643 |
Added: | November 28, 1980 |
Mpsub: | East Providence MRA |
Refnum: | 80000002 |
The Newman Cemetery is an historic cemetery in East Providence, Rhode Island. One of the oldest in the state, the cemetery was established in 1643, when the area was part of Rehoboth, Massachusetts. It is located at the southwest corner of Newman and Pawtucket Avenues, adjacent to the Newman Congregational Church. Its first recorded burial is in 1658, and it remained in use well into the 19th century.[1]
The cemetery was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.