Highland in Rochester in Monroe County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Civil War Memorial in Mount Hope Cemetery
Photographed by Yugoboy, May 14, 2013
1. Mount Hope Cemetery Civil War Memorial
The entire statue, as well as some surrounding graves.
On Fame's eternal camping ground
their silent tents are spread,
And Glory guards with solemn round
the bivouac of the dead.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.
Location. 43° 7.787′ N, 77° 37.474′ W. Memorial is in Rochester, New York, in Monroe County. It is in Highland. It can be reached from Mount Hope Avenue. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1133 Mt Hope Ave, Rochester NY 14620, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial 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: Our Firehorses (within shouting distance of this marker); Trophy Cannon presented to Monroe County by Hon. O.F. Williams. (within shouting distance of this marker); Thomas M. Rathbun (within shouting distance of this marker); Highland Park Burials (within shouting distance of this marker); The Sullivan-Clinton Expedition (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); John W. Stebbins (about 300 feet away); Manufactory of the Steam Gauge and Lantern Company Fire (about 300 feet away); The Jewish Poor Lot (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Rochester.
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Photographed by Yugoboy, May 14, 2013
2. Civil War Memorial in Mount Hope Cemetery Marker
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, May 28, 2018
3. S.U.V.C.W. Service at Memorial
Commander Charles J. Smeltzer of Abraham Lincoln Camp #6 of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War conducts a Memorial Day presentation at the memorial.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 12, 2013, by Yugoboy of Rochester, New York. This page has been viewed 1,344 times since then and 46 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 12, 2013, by Yugoboy of Rochester, New York. 3. submitted on May 28, 2018, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.
