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, 19 July 1723, twenty-six pirates were buried on Goat Island's northern end, a location considered "unhallowed ground" by Christians of the time, as burials outside consecrated cemeteries were deemed taboo. The men had been tried in Newport between 10 and 12 July and hanged at nearby Bull's Point (Gravelly Point).