Devil's Foot Cemetery Archeological Site, RI-694 is an archaeological site in North Kingstown, Rhode Island.[1] The site was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]
Devil's Foot Cemetery Archeological Site, RI-694 | |
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| Nearest city | North Kingston, Rhode Island |
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| NRHP reference No. | 84000562 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 15, 1984 |
In 1893, James Newell Arnold had written about Nicholas Hart unearthing graves at this location in 1868 and he sold the "relics" found on the skeleton, which included 27 rings and a copper neck plate inscribed "I.H.S." (most likely of Jesuit origins).[2]
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- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ Rhode Island Historical Society Collections. Vol. 16–20. Rhode Island Historical Society. 1923. pp. 24–25.
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