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Old Mount Ida Cemetery

 
 
Old Mount Ida Cemetery Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Larry Wilson, July 20, 2008
1. Old Mount Ida Cemetery Marker
Inscription. Old Mount Ida Cemetery est. 01 Jan. 1832 12-3/10 acres. Numerous soldiers buried here who served in the Revolutionary War, 1812 and Civil Wars Tri-City Council Vietnam Era Vets
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical date for this entry is January 1, 1832.
 
Location. 42° 43.286′ N, 73° 40.506′ W. Marker is in Troy, New York, in Rensselaer County. It is on Pawling Avenue, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Troy NY 12180, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York, in the Capital District, and in the Albany Metropolitan Area. 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 of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Albert Pawling (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Wilson Farmhouse (approx. 0.6 miles away); Ebenezer Emmons (approx. 0.6 miles away); Michael Burke (approx. 0.7 miles away); E. & S. Wilson – Brick Manufactory (approx. 0.7 miles away); “Uncle Sam” Wilson’s Home (approx. 0.7 miles away); Gasholder House (approx. Ύ mile away); Norman Rockwell (approx. 0.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Troy.
 
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Old Mount Ida Cemetery Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Larry Wilson, July 20, 2008
2. Old Mount Ida Cemetery Marker
Old Mount Ida Cemetery Entrance image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Larry Wilson, July 20, 2008
3. Old Mount Ida Cemetery Entrance
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on April 23, 2014, by Larry Wilson of Wareham, Massachusetts. This page has been viewed 1,500 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on April 23, 2014, by Larry Wilson of Wareham, Massachusetts. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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