Lockport in Niagara County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Cold Springs Cemetery

By Anton Schwarzmueller, January 9, 2014

1. Cold Springs Cemetery Marker

Inscription. Cold Springs Cemetery. Jesse Hawley, who first advocated building Erie Canal in 1805, is buried here. Friend of DeWitt Clinton.

Erected 1936 by NY State Education Department.

Location. 43° 11.034′ N, 78° 39.448′ W. Marker is in Lockport, New York, in Niagara County. Marker is on Cold Springs Road 0.1 miles from Chestnut Ridge Road (New York State Route 31), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. The intersection of NY 31 and Cold Springs Road is marked by a traffic light, DeSales Catholic School and Historic Niagara directional signs. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4849 Cold Springs Road, Lockport NY 14094, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Lockport (approx. half a mile away); Canal Bridge No. E-225 (approx. 0.6 miles away); First Lockport Residents Killed in World Wars I and II (approx. 0.8 miles away); Lockport War Memorial (approx. 0.9 miles away); Original Niagara Grape Vine (approx. 0.9 miles away); City of Lockport Medal of Honor Recipients (approx. one mile away); Wyndham Lawn (approx. one mile away); Toll Gate Hill (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lockport.

Regarding Cold Springs Cemetery.

Northward View Cold Springs Cemetery Marker image. Click for full size.

By Anton Schwarzmueller, January 9, 2014

2. Northward View Cold Springs Cemetery Marker

The marker is north of the cemetery gate. The bridge beyond the marker is over The Falls Road Railroad. The road then continues to drop down the Niagara Escarpment to the Erie Canal at the Widewaters Marina.

On the National Register of Historic Places. Hawley Street in Lockport, probably named after Jesse Hawley, is the location of the Niagara County Courthouse.

Also see . . . Jesse Hawley - Wikipedia. (Submitted on January 10, 2014, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.)

Categories. • Cemeteries & Burial Sites •

Southward View Cold Springs Cemetery Marker image. Click for full size.

By Anton Schwarzmueller, January 9, 2014

3. Southward View Cold Springs Cemetery Marker

The cemetery gate is just past the white house partially hidden by several trees in the background. NY 31 is ahead.

Cold Springs Cemetery gate, Cold Springs Road image. Click for full size.

By Anton Schwarzmueller, January 9, 2014

4. Cold Springs Cemetery gate, Cold Springs Road

There is also a gate on Chestnut Ridge Road (NY 31).

Cold Springs Cemetery sign, Cold Springs Road image. Click for full size.

By Anton Schwarzmueller, January 9, 2014

5. Cold Springs Cemetery sign, Cold Springs Road

Cemetery is to the left. DeSales Catholic school on NY 31 is in the distance on the right.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. This page originally submitted on January 10, 2014, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 457 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on January 10, 2014, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.