Nine Men's Misery
Cumberland, Italy
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Nine Men's Misery Cemetery is a historic cemetery in Cumberland, Rhode Island, marking the traditional mass grave of nine colonial soldiers said to have been captured and killed by Indigenous combatants in March 1676 during King Philip's War. The site is often described as one of the earliest coloni
al veterans' memorials in the United States. Located within Monastery Park and registered as Rhode Island Historical Cemetery CU012, the cemetery was formally dedicated in 1928. Recent national attention has highlighted the ghostlore associated with the site.
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