 A second , smaller monument was placed over the alleged site of Myles Standish 's grave in 1893 . Two exhumations of Standish 's remains were undertaken in 1889 and 1891 to determine the location of the Captain 's resting place . A third exhumation took place in 1930 to place Standish 's remains in a hermetically sealed chamber beneath the grave @-@ site monument . 
