The state of Rhode Island has nearly 3000 historical cemeteries. If I counted correctly, Westerly has 97 if those. Even many natives don't know this one, in Watch Hill, exists. Yet it's just a block away from the center of the village, a couple hundred yards past this lovely old yacht.
Here's RI Historical Cemetery #31, 
containing approximately 100 graves with stones dating from 1740 to 1830. You can see headstones, many barely peeking up from the ground.
Sadly, this lovely stone broke off its base. The carving is barely visible, it appears to be a setting sun. The name and date of the person interred below is no longer legible.
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That's a huge number of cemeteries for such a small state!!! I just discovered that there are lists of graveyards and cemeteries, mostly listed county by county. That's how we found so many pioneer cemeteries to visit on our most recent trip. Before this I just sort of stumbled on them accidentally.
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