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Summerhill in Cayuga County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Early Cemetery

 
 
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August 21, 2016
1. Early Cemetery Marker
Inscription. Known as Summerhill Cemetery burials from 1806-1905 final resting place of soldiers who served in Revolutionary & Civil Wars
 
Erected 2015 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 235.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial SitesWar, US CivilWar, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the William G. Pomeroy Foundation series list.
 
Location. 42° 38.527′ N, 76° 18.925′ W. Marker is in Summerhill, New York, in Cayuga County. It is at the intersection of New York State Route 90 and Dresser Road on New York State Route 90. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Locke NY 13092, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York, specifically in Central New York, and in the Syracuse Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee
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(Iroquois) Confederacy, New Netherland, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Old Salt Road (approx. 0.6 miles away); Cummings Home (approx. 1.7 miles away); Groton City United Church Of Christ (approx. 2.2 miles away); Soldiers of the Revolution (approx. 3.4 miles away); East Hill Cemetery (approx. 3.4 miles away); Millard Fillmore (approx. 3.6 miles away); Civil War Veterans Memorial (approx. 4 miles away); Groton Rural Cemetery Veterans Memorial (approx. 4 miles away).
 
Regarding Early Cemetery. This cemetery was used as a burying ground for local residents starting in 1806. Revolutionary War veteran Jesse Woodard is buried here, as well as several men who died during their service in the Union Army during the Civil War.
 
Early Cemetery Marker image. Click for full size.
August 21, 2016
2. Early Cemetery Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on December 6, 2021. It was originally submitted on April 30, 2019, by Deryn Pomeroy of Syracuse, New York. This page has been viewed 565 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on April 30, 2019, by Deryn Pomeroy of Syracuse, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
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