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Review:
Ye Antientist Burial Ground is among the oldest graveyards within New England as well as the oldest colonial cemetery within New London County. The lot sits on a hillside and holds 1.5 acres of line, adjoining the first meeting house in the settlement. Visitors of the cemetery get broad views of Groton and the Thames River. The burial ground was legally set apart in 1653, with the first decedent interred in 1652. Some of the notable people who were buried in this cemetery include Thomas Short, Gurdon Saltonstall, Sarah Kemble Knight, and Lucretia Harris Shaw. The property also has a beautiful weeping European beech tree.
New London, CT
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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