Amsterdam in Montgomery County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Green Hill Cemetery

Photographed By Tom Foster, May 29, 2006

1. Green Hill Cemetery Marker

Inscription. Green Hill Cemetery Established 1857 Victorian Rural Cemetery Designed by Burton A. Thomas N.Y.S. & National Registers of Historical Places 2005

Erected 2005 by Green Hill Cemetery Association.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical year for this entry is 1857.

Location. 42° 56.202′ N, 74° 11.214′ W. Marker is in Amsterdam, New York, in Montgomery County. Marker is on Church Street (State Highway 67), on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Amsterdam NY 12010, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. "Mother Lake" (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Sanford Mansion (approx. 0.2 miles away); Chuctanunda Terrace Site (approx. 0.4 miles away); Kirk Douglas (approx. half a mile away); Donato (Dan) Persico, Chief T/M (approx. half a mile away); 5th Ward War Memorial (approx. half a mile away); Sweet Canal Store (approx. 0.6 miles away); Old Manny Inn (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Amsterdam.

Regarding Green Hill Cemetery. Greenhill Cemetery Association was established on November 2, 1857 at a meeting of the citizens of Amsterdam in Montgomery County, New

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York with the sole purpose of procuring and holding lands to be used exclusively for a Cemetery or a place for the burial of the dead. It was decided that the affairs of the Association would be managed by nine Trustees. Those trustees consisted of John J. Schuyler, Derick W. Ten Brook, Stephen Sanford, Hoel S. Mc Elwain, S. Belding, Jr., John McDonald, Jr., Leonard Y. Gardiner, Charles Devendorf, and Joseph W. Sturtevant. Burton A. Thomas, a civil engineer, was engaged and located the site of the present Green Hill Cemetery. The parcel of land consisted of fourteen acres which was purchased in the spring of 1858 and on September 1, 1858 dedication ceremonies were held. Anthony Holmes became the first Superintendent and he cared for the grounds until 1877. In 1865 twenty six additional acres were purchased.

Also see . . . Green Hill Cemetery - National Archives. National Register of Historic Places documentation (Submitted on March 24, 2024, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.)

Dedication of Green Hill Cemetery Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Tom Foster, May 29, 2006

2. Dedication of Green Hill Cemetery Marker

Peter Betz of Green Hill Cemetery Association reading the dedication information.

Spanish-American War Memorial in Green Hill Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Tom Foster, 2005

3. Spanish-American War Memorial in Green Hill Cemetery

Credits. This page was last revised on March 24, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 15, 2009, by Tom Foster of Amsterdam, New York. This page has been viewed 1,504 times since then and 39 times this year. Last updated on September 11, 2015, by Steve Masler of Memphis, Tennessee. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 15, 2009, by Tom Foster of Amsterdam, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.