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

Patriot Burials

 
 
Patriot Burials Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, May 11, 2023
1. Patriot Burials Marker
Inscription. South Cortland Cemetery burials as early as ca. 1808. At least two veterans of the Revolutionary War interred here.
 
Erected 2023 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 21.)
 
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial SitesWar, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Patriot Burials (WGPF) series list. A significant historical date for this entry is May 31, 1808.
 
Location. 42° 34.118′ N, 76° 13.226′ W. Memorial is in Cortland, New York, in Cortland County. It is on New York State Route 13, on the right when traveling south. Across from Walmart. Use JM Murray parking lot to walk to cemetery. Entrance to the cemetery is located at the back of the cemetery. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Cortland NY 13045, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Upstate New York and specifically in Central New York. 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
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in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, New Netherland, and 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: Musto Memorial Garden (approx. 2.3 miles away); The 1890 House (approx. 2.7 miles away); Home Hon. Henry S. Randall (approx. 2.8 miles away); Korean War • Honor Roll • Vietnam War (approx. 2.9 miles away); World War II Memorial (approx. 2.9 miles away); American Revolutionary War Memorial (approx. 3 miles away); Lt. James W. Wilson (approx. 3 miles away); Cortland County Women's Veterans Memorial (approx. 3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cortland.
 
Patriot Burials Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, May 11, 2023
2. Patriot Burials Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 18, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 11, 2023, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York. This page has been viewed 703 times since then and 45 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on May 11, 2023, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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