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Cumberlandite and Elder Ballou Cemetery Tour
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Free.Location: LAT/LONG: 42.007693, -71.462009
Ballou Cemetery Elder Ballou Meeting House Rd Cumberland, RI 02864
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Volunteer Mark Dennen will be showing us this unique rock outcropping from a geological lens while Park Ranger Allison Horrocks introduces us to the Ballou Cemetery and talks about Cumberlandite from a historical lens. We will be meeting at the Elder Ballou Cemetery in Cumberland and walking to the Cumberlandite Site, the only outcropping of Cumberlandite.
This program is part of RI Cemetery Weeks, for more great cemetery programs in the state of Rhode Island visit https://preservation.ri.gov/ricw
This program will be approximately 1 mile of walking on uneven terrain.
The capacity of this site is limited please select a ticket for every member of your party. Parking is limited at this venue, please use caution when parking along the street.
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