Indian Burial Ground

Indian Burial Ground

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nearest_city= Charlestown, Rhode Island
lat_degrees = 41
lat_minutes = 23
lat_seconds = 48
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 71
long_minutes = 38
long_seconds = 0
long_direction = W
locmapin = Rhode Island
area =
architect=
architecture=
added = April 28, 1970
governing_body = Private
refnum=70000005cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]

The Indian Burial Ground is an historic cemetery in Charlestown, Rhode Island.

The cemetery was used by the Narragansett Indians and was added to the National Historic Register in 1970.

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