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Early Cemetery

 
 
Early Cemetery Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, June 8, 2019
1. Early Cemetery Marker
Inscription. Named Evergreen Cemetery. First burial Aug.11, 1876. Final resting place of many area early settlers removed from private plots.
 
Erected by Town of North Greenbush.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical date for this entry is August 11, 1876.
 
Location. 42° 41.579′ N, 73° 37.933′ W. Marker is in Wynantskill, New York, in Rensselaer County. It is on Main Avenue (New York State Route 66), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Wynantskill NY 12198, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York, in the Capital District, and in the Albany Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: First Reformed Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Twiss House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Kinney Farm (approx. 0.4 miles away); Town of North Greenbush War Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Henderson Home (approx. half a mile away); Snyder’s Lake (approx. 1.9 miles away); Emma Willard (approx. 2.1 miles away); Michael Burke (approx. 2.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wynantskill.
 
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Early Cemetery Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, June 8, 2019
2. Early Cemetery Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 10, 2019. It was originally submitted on June 9, 2019, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 672 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on June 9, 2019, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
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Jun. 18, 2026