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Old North Cemetery (Concord, New Hampshire)

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NRHP Reference #
  
08001031

Year built
  
1730

Area
  
2 ha

Added to NRHP
  
9 November 2008

Old North Cemetery (Concord, New Hampshire)

Address
  
N State St, Concord, NH 03301, USA

Burials
  
Franklin Pierce, Jane Pierce, Thomas W. Thompson, Phillips White, Matthew Harvey, John W. Weeks, Benjamin Pierce

Similar
  
Pierce Manse, Franklin Pierce Homestead, Franklin Pierce House, Woodward Hill Cemetery, New Hampshire State Hou

Old North Cemetery was the first burial ground established in Concord, New Hampshire. It was established in 1730. Franklin Pierce, fourteenth president of the United States, is buried in the cemetery, as are his wife Jane and two of his three sons. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 9, 2008.

It is the 20th property listed as a featured property of the week in a program of the National Park Service that began in July, 2008.

References

Old North Cemetery (Concord, New Hampshire) Wikipedia