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Rockville Cemetery and Bristol and Mexico Monument

 
 
Rockville Cemetery and Bristol and Mexico Monument Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, October 1, 2019
1. Rockville Cemetery and Bristol and Mexico Monument Marker
Inscription.
The Rockville Cemetery and
Bristol and Mexico Monument
has been placed on the
National Register of
Historic Places in 2015
by the United States
Department of the Interior

 
Erected 2016 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker and monument is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. In addition, it is included in the William G. Pomeroy Foundation series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 2015.
 
Location. 40° 39.514′ N, 73° 39.61′ W. Marker is in Lynbrook, New York, in Nassau County. It is on Merrick Road, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 45 Merrick Road, Lynbrook NY 11563, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker and monument is in the New York City Metropolitan Area and on Long Island. 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
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of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Sand Hole Church (within shouting distance of this marker); The Wreck of the Bristol - November 21, 1836 (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Wreck of the Mexico - January 2, 1837 (about 600 feet away); The Living Shoreline of Lister Park (approx. 0.4 miles away); The History of Rockville Centre's Smith Pond (approx. 0.4 miles away); Mill River History (approx. 0.4 miles away); English Laws and the Native American Experience (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Rev. Dr. Morgan Days Park (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lynbrook.
 
Also see . . .
1. Rockville Cemetery (Wikipedia). "Rockville Cemetery and Bristol and Mexico Monument is a historic cemetery located at Lynbrook in Nassau County, New York. The cemetery started as a small local burial ground in 1799. It subsequently came to be the final resting place of many early Near Rockaway settlers. The cemetery features a monument to two nearby shipwrecks, the Bristol and the Mexico, in the winter of
Rockville Cemetery and Bristol and Mexico Monument Marker - wide view image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, October 1, 2019
2. Rockville Cemetery and Bristol and Mexico Monument Marker - wide view
1836-1837. The Bristol and Mexico Monument marks the mass grave of the 139 passengers, mostly Irish immigrants fleeing famine. The shipwrecks resulted in changes to New York Harbor approach practices." (Submitted on December 14, 2019.) 

2. Rockville Cemetery and Bristol and Mexico Monument - National Park Service. Download National Register of Historic Places documentation (Submitted on March 27, 2024, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.) 
 
Rockville Cemetery - general view, looking northeast image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, October 1, 2019
3. Rockville Cemetery - general view, looking northeast
Bristol and Mexico Monument - south and east faces - erected 1840 by the town of Hempstead image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, October 1, 2019
4. Bristol and Mexico Monument - south and east faces - erected 1840 by the town of Hempstead
See nearby markers for more information.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on March 27, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 14, 2019, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 749 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 14, 2019, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
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