History
It was originally laid out in 1656 as a burying ground and militia training ground, but appears to have been used as a burying ground only since the 1740s. When British forces occupied the island in 1776, there was a brief skirmish there, and the British afterward used the area as a military staging ground. Image:ArtilleryPark-7660.jpg|Old section of the cemetery Image:ArtilleryPark-7651.jpg|Memorial to veterans of Jamestown, RI Image:ArtilleryPark-7665.jpg|American Legion insignia on gate of cemetery ==See also==