51 Cemeteries Project: # 42 Swan Point Cemetery, Providence RI

Swan Point Cemetery was established in 1862 on 60 acres of land located on the banks of the Seekonk River. Today it's more than 200 acres and extends almost to the Pawtucket-Providence city line. Earlier this spring, I posted on a social networking site asking people to send me a cemetery I should visit for this project when in Rhode Island, and more than half a dozen people responded telling me that Swan Point Cemetery was the place I must go and photograph! They were right, the gravestones and history made it one of the nicest cemeteries I have visited so far. The only problem was I went one of the hottest days in more than four years, and that made "exploring" a little bit uncomfortable. But I'm sure when I am back in Rhode Island (on a cooler day) I will return to this huge cemetery!

For more information on this Cemetery, check out there web site: http://swanpointcemetery.com/