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Rope Walk Hill Lot

East Greenwich, Kent County, Rhode Island, USA – *No GPS coordinates

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This cemetery was once known to exist on Rope Walk Hill during the 18th century. In modern day geographic location, it is most likely located somewhere in the vicinity of King, Duke, Exchange, or Queen Streets. It is mentioned in the Rhode Island Historical Preservation Commission's Statewide Preservation Report on East Greenwich, Rhode Island from August of 1974:


"As part of this harbor development, Division Street was rebuilt as a major highway into the countryside to enable farmers to bring their produce to port more conveniently. Running east to west, from the waterfront to the courthouse on Main Street, King Street was the most important street in town. The only easy access to the waterfront, it was sandwiched between Rope Walk Hill on the south and Meeting House Hill on the north where the Baptist Church (destroyed in the Great Gale of 1815) then stood. There was a pond on Duke Street between King and Queen Streets - Rope Walk Hill had once been an island with Duke Street under water - and the triangular lot here was set aside as the Exchange, the common market place, though it has since served a variety of purposes. Rope Walk Hill served as a burial ground and site of the common gardens" (pg. 9)

NOT YET REGISTERED WITH RIHCC


This cemetery was once known to exist on Rope Walk Hill during the 18th century. In modern day geographic location, it is most likely located somewhere in the vicinity of King, Duke, Exchange, or Queen Streets. It is mentioned in the Rhode Island Historical Preservation Commission's Statewide Preservation Report on East Greenwich, Rhode Island from August of 1974:


"As part of this harbor development, Division Street was rebuilt as a major highway into the countryside to enable farmers to bring their produce to port more conveniently. Running east to west, from the waterfront to the courthouse on Main Street, King Street was the most important street in town. The only easy access to the waterfront, it was sandwiched between Rope Walk Hill on the south and Meeting House Hill on the north where the Baptist Church (destroyed in the Great Gale of 1815) then stood. There was a pond on Duke Street between King and Queen Streets - Rope Walk Hill had once been an island with Duke Street under water - and the triangular lot here was set aside as the Exchange, the common market place, though it has since served a variety of purposes. Rope Walk Hill served as a burial ground and site of the common gardens" (pg. 9)

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  • Added: 21 Jul 2023
  • Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 2782112