Highland in Rochester in Monroe County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Temple B'rith Kodesh/Rochester German Benevolent Society Burial Plots
Inscription.
Dedicated April 3, 1848
First Burial August 30, 1849
Rochester German Benevolent Society
Dedicated December 4, 1848
First Burial April 27, 1850
May their souls be bound up
in the bond of eternal life
[Dedicated] August 2007
'ת' ג' צ' ב' ח
Erected 2007 by Temple B'rith Kodesh.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Charity & Public Work • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1848.
Location. 43° 7.789′ N, 77° 36.999′ W. Marker is in Rochester, New York, in Monroe County. It is in Highland. It can be reached from Indian Trail Avenue. Marker is in Section O of Mount Hope Cemetery, near the intersection of Indian Trail and 4th Avenues. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 791 Mount Hope Avenue, Rochester NY 14620, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York, specifically in Western New York, and in the Finger Lakes. It is also in the American Northeast, on the Great Lakes, 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 the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, New Netherland, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Old Scottish Burial Plot (a few steps from this marker); Rochester Orphan Asylum Burial Plot (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Frederick Douglass (about 600 feet away); Anna Murray Douglass (about 700 feet away); Helen Pitts Douglass (about 700 feet away); Hartwell Carver, M.D. (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Jewish Poor Lot (approx. Ό mile away); Susan B. Anthony (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Rochester.
Also see . . .
1. Temple B'rith Kodesh History. (Submitted on January 25, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. The Rededication Ceremony of the Brith Kodesh Plot (2021). (Submitted on January 25, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Credits. This page was last revised on January 25, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 24, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 217 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on January 25, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.



