place of interment

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A little opening on the margin of the bay, a wild and solitary spot, was selected as the place of interment.

From The Second War with England, Vol. 1 of 2 by Headley, Joel Tyler

They have the place of interment exceedingly handy to the hospital.

From In Her Own Right by Underwood, Clarence F.

This spot, as is well known, was not the Pilgrims' original place of interment.

From Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast by Drake, Samuel Adams

It had been expected that the procession would have gone along the Market-place and Whitefriargate, and thence to the place of interment, and the streets were thronged with an anxious multitude.

From The Hero of the Humber or the History of the Late Mr. John Ellerthorpe by Woodcock, Henry

Unlike the solemn pace of our own age and nation, four bearers, who are frequently relieved, carry the defunct, almost on a run, to the place of interment.

From Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) by School, A Sexton of the Old