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Would YOU consider ADOPTING
A CEMETERY? More Information
Updates
More Information
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Updates
Narragansett now has a Historical Cemetery Commission consisting of 5
members.
The first meeting will be held on November 20th at 5 pm at the
Narragansett Town Hall in the Board Room.
The purpose of the Historical Cemetery Commission shall be to create an
inventory of historical cemeteries within the Town, to formulate and
develop plans and programs to restore, rehabilitate and maintain
historical cemeteries and to recommend to the Town Council such action as
may be necessary to implement such plans and programs, and all other
legitimate and related activities.
All meetings are open to the public and will be listed on the Secretary of
State's web site.
For more information, see Ann Irons, Town Clerk.
Narragansett Times
By MICHAEL SOUZA
NARRAGANSETT • Pier resident Evelyn Wheeler
is the chairwoman of the Rhode Island Advisory Commission on Historical
Cemeteries. Read More
RI Advisory Commission on Historical Cemeteries Meeting
April 25, and May 27, 20076 Minutes
AMAZING!!
what volunteers
can do
Still need volunteers to
do the upkeep every so often now that the heavy work is done. If
someone has a weed whacker and would like to adopt a cemetery to do
once a month during the summer..........
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 #1 William Knowles Cemetery, off Point Judith Road or Green Meadow.
Burials from 1815 to 1873 Knowles and Hazard are there.
Now that it is clean
it needs regular upkeep on the trail and the cemetery.
#3 Druids Dream Cemetery, opposite Kendall Ct off of Gibson Avenue
There are 8 four foot urns in a circle. Great story behind this. Land once
belonged to Rowland Hazard
 #5
Congdon-Perkins Lot South Pier Rd near Blossom Way.
Burials from 1831 to 1905. Names are from some of the original "Planters"
Tucker, Tillinghast, Congdon, Perkins, Hull, Carder and Sisson.
This needs raking and stone washing. Will provide
instructions on the washing.
 #6 Lucky Star Lot on Point Judith Road at the entrance to Salt Pond
Shop ping Center. Burials from 1824 to 1917. Names there are Kenyon
and Southwick (Captain Remington Southwick) Before
and After the property owners Salt Pond Corp, volunteered to do the first
big cleanup. Lucky Star gets stones repaired by a VOLUNTEER professional
stone cutter.
 
#10 Franklin-Gardiner Cemetery opposite South Ferry Meeting House.
Burials from 1761 to 1876. Rumor has it they are related to Benjamin
Franklin. Names are Gardiner, Simpson, Slocum. There is a member of
revolutionary war. Capt. James Gardiner, buried outside the wall.
Now that it has been completely cleared, 66x100
feet, have found 50 more stones and need them recorded.
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