On Friday, 19 July 1723, twenty-six pirates were buried on the north end of Goat Island, on the shore, between high and low water mark. The significance of this placement is that, to Christians of this era, this inter-tidal land was considered "unhallowed ground," like burials placed outside of a consecrated cemetery. The men had been tried in Newport between 10 and 12 July and hanged at nearby Bull's Point (Gravelly Point).
On Friday, July 19th, 1723, twenty-six pirates were buried on Goat Island's northern shore, a location considered unholy by Christians of the era. The men had been tried in Newport between July 10th and 12th and hanged at nearby Bull's Point (Gravelly Point).