This is called Cooke Memorial Park created before the Slocum memorial was added. John Cooke, the last surviving male Pilgrim was buried there in 1695. The Fairhaven Improvement Association placed his monument upon his neglected gravesite in 1901. The Cooke Memorial is the larger monument on the site. Cooke Memorial Park is in Oxford Village, the oldest and most historic part of Fairhaven, MA that was once a part of Dartmouth MA before the name changed to Fairhaven. This site was formerly called Burial Hill. Upon excavating for a foundation for the Cooke Memorial, the FIA accidentally unearthed 4 skeletons. One coffin had a primitive name plate that read, John Cooke. In 2017, a Research Scientist did ground penetrating radar and found there are potentially 60 burial shafts there.

It all started here in this water with the help of the people from Fairhaven and New Bedford. Its always mentally refreshing to visit a place you read about in a book. Some still whisper, Will it pay ?

It was interesting to see. I was walking by and stop to check out the monument. Its a cool piece of local history so if youre near its worth seeing but its not worth going out of your way.

Great view. No fountains. No toilets.

Nice place to look at New Bedford harbor

A nice tribute to Capt Slocum, the first person to circumnavigate the globe alone. It was a thrill to see the spot where he built his sloop, The Spray.

Not much, but good to see the recognition

Nice view of the harbor

Sad

Good place