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

Cold Springs Cemetery

 
 
Cold Springs Cemetery Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed 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.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical year for this entry is 1805.
 
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 Chestnut Ridge Road (New York State Route 31), on the right when traveling north. The intersection of NY 31 and Cold Springs Road is marked by a traffic light, DeSales Catholic School and Historic Niagara directional signs. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4849 Cold Springs Road, Lockport NY 14094, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Lockport (approx. half a mile away); Canal Bridge No. E-225 (approx. 0.6 miles away); Chestnut Ridge (approx. 0.8 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); Gertrude Warren (approx. one mile away); City of Lockport Medal of Honor Recipients (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lockport.
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Regarding Cold Springs Cemetery. 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 . . .
1. Jesse Hawley - Wikipedia. (Submitted on January 10, 2014, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.)
2. Cold Springs Cemetery. National Register of Historic Places form, National Archives. (Submitted on September 14, 2023, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.) 
 
Northward View Cold Springs Cemetery Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed 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.
Southward View Cold Springs Cemetery Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed 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.
Photographed 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.
Photographed 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 September 14, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 10, 2014, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 761 times since then and 32 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.

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