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

Benson Rd Cemetery

Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, July 22, 2023

1. Benson Rd Cemetery Marker

Inscription.

Established 1827
Graves of Moffett & Walsh
Revolutionary soldiers &
Levi Cuddeback son of first settler

Erected by William G. Pomeroy Foundation.

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Patriots & Patriotism • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the William G. Pomeroy Foundation series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1827.

Location. 42° 53.309′ N, 76° 26.935′ W. Memorial is in Skaneateles, New York, in Onondaga County. It is on Benson Road, on the right when traveling north. When traveling north marker is on the right after Hencoop Road and before Baptist Church Road. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 2396 Benson Road, Skaneateles NY 13152, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Upstate New York,

specifically in Central New York,

and in the Syracuse Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Northeast,

on the Great Lakes,

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

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the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: One-Room School (approx. 1.4 miles away); "Factory Gulf" (approx. 3 miles away); First Church (approx. 3.4 miles away); Willow Brook (approx. 3.7 miles away); Town of Niles (approx. 3.9 miles away); Lake View Cemetery (approx. 3.9 miles away); Soldiers and Sailors Monument (approx. 3.9 miles away); Site of an Underground Railroad Station (approx. 3.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Skaneateles.

More about this memorial. You cannot walk to the cemetery because it’s posted private property

Also see . . . Benson Road Cemetery (William G. Pomeroy Foundation).

Excerpt: The Benson Road Cemetery was established in 1827 and contains approximately 56 grave sites. According to the Town of Skaneateles Historian, the cemetery is located in Military Lot 65, awarded in 1791 to Joseph Halstead, a sergeant in
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the New York Militia, as payment for his services during the Revolutionary War...

(Submitted on August 8, 2023.)

Credits. This page was last revised on August 8, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 25, 2023, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York. This page has been viewed 322 times since then and 16 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on July 25, 2023, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.