Cohasset Central Cemetery
National Register of Historic Places

Cohasset Central Cemetery

Cohasset, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
Listed
December 27, 2002
Type
Site
Period
Colonial
Ref No.
02001612

About this property

Cohasset Central Cemetery is a historic cemetery on North Main Street and Joy Place in Cohasset, Massachusetts. The first burial was that of Margaret Tower in 1705. However, the gravestone's design suggests it was carved in the 1740s, along with that of her husband, Cohasset's first settler, Ibrook Tower. The oldest gravestone is believed to be that of Sarah Pratt (d. 1706). Other notable graves include that of Levi B. Gaylord (1840–1900), the town's only recipient of the Medal of Honor, Civil War general Zealous Bates Tower (1819–1900), and the Celtic Cross erected in 1914 on the gravesite of about 45 of 99 Irish immigrants lost in an 1849 shipwreck off Cohasset. The cemetery was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.

Location

Cohasset, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
42.24631, -70.80764

Categories

COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENTARTSOCIAL HISTORY
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Sources

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Nearby Historic Sites

Cohasset Common Historic District
Listed
0.3 mi
Pratt Historic Building
Industrial
0.7 mi
Lothrop, Caleb, House
Industrial
0.9 mi
Hagerty, Josephine M., House
Industrial
0.9 mi
Wilson, Capt. John, House and Bates Ship Chandlery
Listed
0.9 mi

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When was Cohasset Central Cemetery listed on the National Register?

Cohasset Central Cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 27, 2002.

What type of historic resource is Cohasset Central Cemetery?

Cohasset Central Cemetery is classified as a site in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Cohasset Central Cemetery?

The period of significance for Cohasset Central Cemetery is recorded as the colonial era, specifically around 1705.

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