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In 1640, the Puritans settled in Malden<\/a> on land obtained in 1629 from the Pennacook people. Located north of the Mystic River, the area was originally part of Charlestown and known as “Mistick Side.\u201d Nine years later, the 3.3-acre Common Burying Ground at Sandy Bank (officially known as Bell Rock Cemetery) was established.<\/p>\n

In 1940, the City of Malden celebrated its Tercentenary and the Trustees of Cemeteries erected a simple memorial at Bell Rock Cemetery. It reads:<\/p>\n

1640 BELL ROCK CEMETERY 1940
\nSANDY BANK
\nOLD BURYING GROUND
\nMALDEN
\nFORMERLY MYSTIC SIDE<\/p>\n

CONTAINS THE GRAVES OF EARLY
\nSETTLERS OF MALDEN AND
\nTHIRTY-NINE SOLDIERS OF THE
\nAMERICAN REVOLUTION<\/p>\n

ERECTED BY THE TRUSTEES OF
\nCEMETERIES TO COMMEMORATE
\nTHE 300TH ANNIVERSARY OF
\nMALDEN\u2019S FOUNDING<\/p>\n

The inscription notes thirty-nine soldiers of the American Revolution are buried within the cemetery however, the memorial plaque<\/a> on the opposite side of the entrance erected a decade earlier lists the names and death dates for forty men.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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