West Nyack in Rockland County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Old Clarkstown Reformed Church Cemetery

Photographed By Bill Coughlin, July 5, 2011

1. Old Clarkstown Reformed Church Cemetery Marker

Inscription.
A Dutch meeting house and burial ground occupied this site ca. 1740. The First Reformed Protestant Dutch Church was organized here in 1750. A sandstone building replaced the old wooden structure in 1826. This cemetery, in use for almost two centuries, contains the graves of 20 Revolutionary War soldiers and 20 of the War of 1812.West Nyack Memorial Post No. 1619
American Legion

Erected by Historical Society of Rockland County.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Churches & Religion • Colonial Era. In addition, it is included in the New York, Historical Society of Rockland County series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1740.

Location. 41° 6.551′ N, 73° 58.862′ W. Marker is in West Nyack, New York, in Rockland County. Marker is on Germonds Road (County Route 27), on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 250 Germonds Road, West Nyack NY 10994, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Site of the First Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of New Hempstead (within shouting distance of this marker); Vanderbilt-Budke-Traphagen House (approx. 0.6 miles away); Colonial Clarkstown

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(approx. 0.6 miles away); Pye's Corner (approx. 0.6 miles away); Washington’s Encampment (approx. 0.6 miles away); Tallman-Budke House (approx. 0.6 miles away); Clarkstown Reformed Church (approx. 0.7 miles away); West Nyack World War I Memorial (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in West Nyack.

West Nyack Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Bill Coughlin, July 5, 2011

2. West Nyack Marker

Marker on Germonds Road image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Bill Coughlin, July 5, 2011

3. Marker on Germonds Road

Graves in the Old Clarkstown Reformed Church Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Bill Coughlin, July 5, 2011

4. Graves in the Old Clarkstown Reformed Church Cemetery

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 5, 2011, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,082 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 5, 2011, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.