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Soldiers' Lot Memorial Day 2010
Soldiers' Lot 501T Prospect Hill Cemetery
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Snowy Day - January 3, 2010
Historic Prospect Hill Cemetery's 200th Year 1810-2010
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Memorial Day 2007
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Foggy Morning
March 15, 2007
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Summer 2006
Historic Prospect Hill Cemetery
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Spring 2005
Historic Prospect Hill Cemetery
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January 2010
Work begins on historic Prospect Hill Cemetery's Cremation Garden
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January 12, 2010
Construction of historic Prospect Hill Cemetery's HDC approved Columbarium
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January 12, 2010
Construction of historic Prospect Hill Cemetery's HDC approved Columbarium
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January 12, 2010
Construction of historic Prospect Hill Cemetery's HDC approved Columbarium
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April 11, 2010
Construction of historic Prospect Hill Cemetery's HDC approved columbarium
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April 11, 2010
Construction of historic Prospect Hill Cemetery's HDC approved columbarium
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April 11, 2010
Construction of historic Prospect Hill Cemetery's HDC approved columbarium
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April 11, 2010
Construction of historic Prospect Hill Cemetery's HDC approved columbarium
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Historic Prospect Hill Cemetery's new columbarium
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Lot 12 South Side William Coffin, II
Side view of the William Coffin, II and Deborah Pinkham Coffin monument inscribed: William Coffin Born Dec. 16. 1756 Died May 1. 1835
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Lot 8B South Side Phebe Fuller
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Lot 28 Rear Admiral U.S.N. Seth Mitchell Ackley
The inscription reads: HOME IS. THE SAILOR. HOME FROM SEA.
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Lot 54 Charles G. Macy Inscribed: Erected to the memory of Charles G. Macy of the 18 Mass Vol Militia Died Andersonville Prison
Charles is memorialized at his family's lot and interred at #7521 Andersonville National Historic Site
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Lot 64 South Side Mrs. Kezia (Coffin) Fanning
Inscribed on her marker: Sacred to the memory of Mrs. Kezia Fanning who departed this life on the 20th of November 1820. In the 62nd year of her age Rest wearied dust: In the bosom of the earth & Rest happy Spirit! In the bosom of thy GOD.
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Lots 69 & 70 Front view of Barney/Swain Monument
Inscribed on front of monument: NATHANIEL BARNEY BORN 12 Mo. 31 1792 DIED 9 Mo. 2. 1869 ELIZA BARNEY BORN 4 Mo. 9. 1802 DIED 3 Mo. 18. 1889
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Lot 77 Peter Ewer Lot
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Lot 81 Captain Wyer Swain
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Lot 83 Miss Eliza Bailey
The inscription reads: In Memory of Miss Eliza Bailey formerly teacher of the African School who died April 18 1841
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Lot 90 Joseph Starbuck, Sally Gardner Starbuck
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Lot 93 Eunice Sherman wife of Captain William E. Sherman
Inscribed on her marker:Eunice Sherman wife of William Sherman died Sept. 25, 1847 In the 40th year of Her Age As Daughter Wife & Mother She was all a woman should be
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Lot 93 Alexander Sherman Son of Captain William & Eunice Sherman
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Lot 93 Virginia Sherman infant daughter of Captain William & Eunice Sherman
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Lot 94 Captain David Cottle,his wife Rebecca Russell Cottle and son Obed
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Lot 97 Captain Richard Mitchell
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Lot 106 William Hadwen
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Lot 106 William Hadwen Wright
February 3, 1845 - July 28, 1845
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Lot 106 Eunice Starbuck Hadwen
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Lot 106 George Francis Wright
October 28, 1848 - April 6, 1850
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Lot 106 Side Inscription: Children of G.W. & M. C. Wright California.
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Lot 107 Captain Seth Pinkham
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Lot 107 Captain Henry R. Plaskett
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Lot 110 Obed Macy
Nantucket merchant, historian & author. Obed Macy published in 1835, The History of Nantucket
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Lot 116 Henry Coffin and Eliza Starbuck Coffin
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Lot 118 Hon. Barker Burnell
Inscribed on his marker: Member of The 27th Congress of The United States Died at Washington City June 15, 1843 Aged 45 years
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Lot 123 Captain Reuben R. Bunker
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Lot 124 Captain Paul West
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Lot 125 Ferdinand White Defriez
Acting Ensign, ship Vincennes died Pensacola Fla of yellow fever
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Lot 125 Captain Henry I. Defriez
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Lot 128 Judge Henry Riddell
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Lot 136 Captain Obed Starbuck and Eunice Paddack Starbuck
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Lot 136 Captain Roland Folger Coffin The inscription reads: A Memorial From His Co-Workers On The New York World
His co-workers from the New York World commissioned his memorial. It is cut from Italian marble made by Henry McKnight Brooklyn and stands 6 ft. 6 in. high.
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Lot 142 Captain Simeon Starbuck
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Lot 148 Cyrus Peirce
His students from the Normal School commissioned the marker over his grave. They erected a Celtic cross and inscribed the motto he choose for the school: "Live to the Truth".
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Lot 148 Harriet Coffin Peirce
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Lot 177 Alexander P. Moore
Inscribed on marker: A.P.MOORE CO.H. 45TH MASSINF
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Lot 255 Sara Wisner Winthrop Smith
Founder of many island organizations including the Abiah Franklin Folger Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. She was a descendant of Lieutenant Colonel Henry Wisner.
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Lot 320 Captain Francis S. Worth
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Lot 321 Nantucket born artist Annie Barker Folger. Annie Barker Folger and Henry Wyer were cousins.
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Lot 321 Henry S. Wyer and Rebecca C. Wyer
Artist, Author, Photographer Henry S. Wyer and Rebecca C. Hussey Wyer
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Lot 329 Rev. Louise S. Baker
Pastor First Congregational Church
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Lot 334 Mary Harris Nye
Marker inscribed: MARY H. NYE widow of Joseph P. Nye Died May 28. 1906 Aged 96 yrs. 8 mos.
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Lot 336 Captain William C. Fuller
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Lot 340 Captain Charles Grant & Nancy Jay Wyer Grant
Inscribed on marker: CAPT CHARLES GRANT "WHALER" JUNE 4 1814 MAR 13 1906 HIS WIFE NANCY JAY WYER MAR 29, 1823 NOV 18, 1904
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Lot 340 Captain George Grant & Madeleine A. Briggs Grant
Inscribed on marker: GEORGE A GRANT BORN IN SAMOA OCT. 28 1857 May 4, 1942 HIS WIFE MADELEINE A. BRIGGS FEB. 10 1864 AUG. 20 1933
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Lot 340 Charles W. Grant, Jr.
Inscribed on marker: Born Pitcarin Island South Pacific Ocean Dec. 24 1850 Died at Nantucket Jan 2 1881
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Lot 343 Captain George W. Galvan, Lydia Galvan Allen, Roland & Lydia Galvan
In 1841, George shipped as third mate on the Acushnet of Fairhaven; Herman Melville was on same voyage. Please visit the histories section of the website to read Melville's description of George.
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Lot 354 Arthur M. Rivers
The inscription on the marker: Died in Salisbury of wounds received at Gettysburg Dec. 21, 1864 AE 17 He rests from his labors
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Lot 356 Captain Jonathan Swain
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Lot 356 Rachel Swain, wife of Captain Jonathan Swain
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Lot 359 George F. Alley Ferdinand Alley
Inscription:Geo F. Alley Died at Presidio San Francisco Cal June 17 1861 AE 31 Ferdinand Alley Died at Brooklyn Hospital July 6 1864 AE 19
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Lot 367 Elisha P. F. Gardner
39th MA VOL. INF. & 2nd MA VOL. INF. (Please visit our Prospect Hill 1810 to Present & Stories of Nantucket page to view an excerpt from our upcoming book}
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Lot 380 Lieut. Leander F. Alley
Lieut. Alley was the first man from Nantucket killed during the Civil War. Inscribed on his marker: Lieut. Leander F. Alley Fell on the Battlefield at Fredericksburg VA Dec 13 1862
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Lot 391 Captain Israel Morey
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Lot 411 Maria Mitchell
Before conservation cleaning of the Maria Mitchell marker
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Lot 411 Maria Mitchell
After conservation cleaning of the Maria Mitchell Marker
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Lot 413 Sarah "Sally" McCleave Cathcart, wife of Captain Obed Cathcart
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Lot 413 Captain Obed Cathcart
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Lot 426 Captain Albert Wood
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Lot 431 Captain William Calder
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Lot 484 Captain William Cash Lot
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Lot 505 Anna Gardner
teacher, abolitionist, suffragist, writer
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Lot 557 Captain Walter Nelson Chase
AS KEEPER OF COSKATA L.S.S. HE LED HIS MEN IN THE MEMORABLE RESCUE OF CREW OF H.P. KIRKHAM. WRECKED ON ROSE AND CROWN SHOALS JAN. 20 1892. RECIPIENT OF GOLD MEDAL FROM THE GOVENMENT FOR OUTSTANDING BRAVERY HE WAS ONE OF "NATURE'S NOBLEMEN"
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Lot 607 William "Billy" D. Clark, Town Crier
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Lot 627 Judge (Captain) Thaddeus Defriez
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Lot 717 Edgar Whitfield Jenney
Marker inscribed: EDGAR WHITFIELD JENNEY Born in New Bedford December 11 1869 Died in Nantucket July 21 1939
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Lot 742 Walter Gilman Page
Inscribed: WALTER GILMAN PAGE 1862-1934 ARTIST HISTORIAN
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Lot 748 Benjamin Sharp Virginia Guild Sharp
Inscribed: BENJAMIN SHARP 1858-1915 HIS WIFE VIRGINIA GUILD 1858-1946
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Lot 810 Maud Stumm
Inscribed: MAUD STUMM ARTIST 1935
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Lot 1207 Nobel Laureate, Dr. Karl Landsteiner, Helene Wlasto Landsteiner
Dr. Landsteiner received 1930 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine. Dr. & Mrs. Landsteiner had a summer home in Sconset.
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