[Text on the North side of the memorial]:
Herkimer
[Text on the West side of the memorial]:
Erected
by the
State of New York.
1896
[Text on the South side of . . . — — Map (db m57318) HM
The grave of General Nicholas Herkimer remained unmarked until 1847, when a grandnephew purchased headstones for General Herkimer, his first wife Maria, and his brother and sister-in-law, George and Alida. In 1895, the State of New York purchased . . . — — Map (db m65980) HM
In July of 1813, during the War of 1812, a small group of American soldiers from the 21st U. S. Infantry (Forsythe's Rifles) conducted a raid across the St. Lawrence River. They captured a British gunboat, 69 British prisoners and 15 bateaux loaded . . . — — Map (db m179227) HM
The Battle of Cranberry Creek was typical of many cross-border engagements fought along the New York border with British Canada during the War of 1812. A force of about 50 Americans fended off an attack by 250 British Soldiers. Several American . . . — — Map (db m179231) HM
British supply ships regularly transported materials to their Great Lakes bases via the St. Lawrence River. American raiding parties intercepted one such shipment and hid in the upper reaches of Cranberry Creek. Although the Americans repelled a . . . — — Map (db m179219) HM
This monument is dedicated to the memory of those American fighting men who lost their lives in the War of 1812 on this northern frontier.
These grounds were made hallowed when the remains of more than 200 soldiers, unknown but for their deeds, . . . — — Map (db m86168) WM
War of 1812
Burial Grounds
————————
Sacred to the memory
of United States soldiers
who died serving their
country on this northern
frontier from 1812-1818. . . . — — Map (db m86169) WM
This is the site of the original New Utrecht Reformed Church, built in 1700 on the main street of New Utrecht village. On August 22, 1776, General Howe’s troops occupied the old Church before moving to attack the Americans at Brooklyn Heights. . . . — — Map (db m30062) HM
Built in 1836, St. Paul is the oldest Catholic church building in New York State.
Its courtyard (open to the public) is the grave site of Cornelius Heeney, an Irish immigrant whose charity was a force for good in the early days of our city. . . . — — Map (db m183065) HM
The Cemetery of the Evergreens is situated at a site critical to the Battle of Brooklyn. Near the Cemetery, by the intersection of today’s Broadway and Jamaica Avenue, stood Howard’s Tavern, the most easterly pass of only four passes through the . . . — — Map (db m30061) HM
The Prison Ship Martyrs Monument memorializes thousands of American soldiers, sailors, and civilians who died aboard British prison ships moored in Wallabout Bay (East River) from 1776 - 1783. Revolutionary War Heritage Trail — — Map (db m13222) HM
A plaque was dedicated here by his majesty Juan Carlos I King of Spain on 5 June 1976 in honor of his country's valiant sons who fought, suffered, and died for the cause of American Independence 1779 - 1783 and whose ashes rest peacefully on . . . — — Map (db m239493) HM WM
This impressive monument, consisting of a 100-foot-wide granite staircase and a central Doric column 149 feet in height, was designed by renowned architect Stanford White (1853-1906). The monument marks the site of a crypt for more than 11,500 . . . — — Map (db m239490) HM
Who is this monument dedicated to?
This impressive monument, consisting of a 100-foot-wide granite staircase and a central Doric column 149 feet in height, was designed by renowned architect Stanford White (1853-1906) and marks the site of a . . . — — Map (db m239495) HM
The vicinity of 3rd Avenue and 9th Street is the presumed location of the burial site of the more than 250 soldiers of the Colonel Smallwood Regiment from Maryland. Nearby, in the swamps of Gowanus, during the Battle of Brooklyn on August 27, 1776, . . . — — Map (db m13206) HM
On the morning of August 22, 1776, the British invasion force, approximately 20,000 troops, began landing on the shores of Gravesend Bay, supported by naval forces under the command of Admiral Lord Richard Howe. The invaders followed the King’s . . . — — Map (db m30064) HM
This sculpture is known as an allegorical personification: a story or set of abstract ideas symbolized by the human form. The youthful male figure represents Virtue: honest, incorruptible city government. The writhing feminized sea creatures, . . . — — Map (db m127030) HM
John Anderson (1812-1881) made his fortune in tobacco, running a shop near Manhattan’s City Hall. This tomb, dated 1864 above its door, was meant to be a political statement: built in the Greek Revival style as the Civil War raged, it was . . . — — Map (db m126667) HM
The City of New York enlisted one hundred and forty eight thousand soldiers in aid of the war for the preservation of the Union and the Constitution. A.D. 1861-65. Right Side of Monument: Ever remember how much of national prosperity is due to . . . — — Map (db m13257) HM
Born March 2, 1769 at Little Britain, New York, DeWitt Clinton was one of the greatest statesmen produced by the State of New York. He was a State Senator, United States Senator, Mayor of the City of New York and Governor of the State of New York. . . . — — Map (db m40099) HM
Designed by Richard M. Upjohn in gothic revival style, this main entrance to Green-Wood Cemetery was built in 1861 of Belleville brownstone. The sculptured groups depicting Biblical scenes over the gateways are the work of John M. Moffitt. — — Map (db m69543) HM
In the early 20th century, Green-Wood’s trustees decided that it was time to build a chapel on the grounds. So they held a competition, and the top American architects submitted their plans. The winner was the prominent firm of Warren and . . . — — Map (db m126669) HM
R. H. McDonald A native of Kentucky Born June 21, 1820 Died July 11, 1903 ----------A member of the Pioneer Association of San Francisco, California who crossed the plains on pack mules, arriving at the gold diggings July 1849. He has been a . . . — — Map (db m70049) HM
The Green-Wood Cemetery has been designated a National Historic Landmark This site possesses national significance in commemorating the history of the United States of America. Established in 1838, this was the largest and most varied of . . . — — Map (db m69535) HM
The Green-Wood Cemetery has been designated a National Historic Landmark This site possesses national significance in commemorating the history of the United States of America. Established in 1838, this was the largest and most varied of . . . — — Map (db m69539) HM
Company A. 71st Reg
N.Y.S.M.
Who fell mortally wounded
at the first battle
of Bull Run
July 21, 1861.
Died at Richmond, VA
Aug 1, 1861
Aged 22 years
— — Map (db m149407) WM
This family wanted to make sure to cover all their bases. So they went with it all: (form left to right) the Old Testament, personified by baby Moses and his mother; The New Testament, represented by Jesus and Mary; Osiris, the Egyptian god . . . — — Map (db m126668) HM
At this spot over 10,000 years ago a sheet of ice, as thick as the World Trade Center is tall, started melting. [Unreadble]
Upon this landscape, Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux created their greatest masterpiece, Prospect Park. . . . — — Map (db m207561) HM
Gravesite ← of Captain Daniel Shays 1747 - 1825 Captain Shays served with the Continental Army, and was the leader of Shays' Rebellion in Massachusetts. Shays' Rebellion had a lasting effect on the framing of our Country's Constitution, . . . — — Map (db m116983) HM
Revolutionary War veteran
Nathaniel Porter buried 1797.
Some early residents
still interred here after
headstones removed in 19th c. — — Map (db m133064) HM
Temple Hill ——·•·—— This area so called because Geneseo's earliest house of worship was here (1810). On this ridge was the first Livington County High School (1826), which later became Temple Hill Academy. Temple . . . — — Map (db m117007) HM
Designed 1865 by H.B. Allen in rural garden style. Old burial grounds annexed 1900. Resting place of many veterans, 2 U.S. Congressmen. — — Map (db m87659) HM
(Front Side)
The People of New Woodstock built this monument in honor of the brave men whose names it bears, who defended their country in war, and who found here a birthplace, home, or grave.
Soldiers of the War of the Revolution . . . — — Map (db m144381) WM
This memorial site is dedicated to all veterans of the armed forces of the United States of America who have faithfully served their country and have been laid to rest in the Elmwood Cemetery. "The mystic cords of memory, stretching from every . . . — — Map (db m115343) WM
The Rochester Jewish community
provided for their burial
"All are equal before God"
Rabbi Gamaliel
May their souls be bound up
in the bond of eternal life
[Dedicated] August 2007
'ת' ג' צ' . . . — — Map (db m239876) HM
Charlotte Cemetery Maintained by the County of Monroe Revolutionary War, War of 1812 and Civil War Veterans, Lake Captains, Sam Patch and first lighthouse keeper rest here. — — Map (db m90172) HM
Wife of Abolitionist Frederick Douglass and mother of his five children. Anna was born free and encouraged Frederick to seek his own freedom. She was a co-conductor on the Underground Railroad here in Rochester, NY. She was a prominent . . . — — Map (db m239862) HM
Widow of Orator and Statesman
Frederick Douglass
Through her vision his greatness was
memorialized at Cedar Hill in Washington, D.C.
Mrs. Douglass was the founder of the
Frederick Douglass Historical and Memorial . . . — — Map (db m239864) HM
This plaque is dedicated to the men, women and children
whose unmarked graves were discovered in Highland Park
in 1984 and subsequently reinterred here. They are
believed to have been 19th century residents of the
Monroe County . . . — — Map (db m239882) HM
Born Oct. 22 1819
Initiated Nov. 30 1950
Grand Master 1875
Grand Representative 1877
Grand Sire 1894
Pres. I.O.O.F. Home Lockport 1893
Died July 30 1905
55 years service in Odd Fellowship
Erected by the Lodges and Encampments
of . . . — — Map (db m239877) HM
In the evening of the ninth of November, 1886,
The Manufactory of the Steam Gauge and Lantern Company,
while filled with operatives was destroyed by a fierce
and sudden fire in which thirty-four lives were lost.
—————
The remains of these . . . — — Map (db m70894) HM
This memorial, provided by the Scottish Heritage Society of Rochester,
is dedicated to the memory of all Scots souls interred here.
[Text style modified for ease of reading]
Chas. Albert 1869-1871 • Child [of] James Albert . . . — — Map (db m239867) HM
Temple B'rith Kodesh
Dedicated April 3, 1848
First Burial August 30, 1849
Rochester German Benevolent Society
Dedicated December 4, 1848
First Burial April 27, 1850
May their souls be bound up
in the bond of eternal life . . . — — Map (db m239869) HM
King's Landing First Rochester cemetery; site of first settlement. In its hallowed graves lie this rivers port's pioneers and veterans of three wars. — — Map (db m117892) HM
West Burying Ground
In 1820 a lot in the woods, distant from the village, was purchased for a new cemetery.
Col. Nathaniel Rochester
Col. Nathaniel Rochester was buried here in the West Burying Ground in 1831. Burials were . . . — — Map (db m61896) HM
Green Hill Cemetery
Established 1857
Victorian Rural Cemetery
Designed by Burton A. Thomas
N.Y.S. & National Registers
of Historical Places 2005 — — Map (db m88511) HM
While A Slave She Nursed
Wounded at the Battle Of
Monmouth June 28, 1778, Moved
To the Area with Her Owner,
Became a Beloved Care Giver
— — Map (db m61133) HM
Grave of
William McConkey
Jan. 22, 1744 - Sept. 10, 1825
Owner of ferry on Delaware
River on which Washington
crossed Dec. 25, 1776
— — Map (db m41370) HM
Associate Church
Organized about 1786 by
Associate Presbytery of
Pennsylvania. 1st ministers:
Mairs, Banks, Donaldson,
Campbell. 1st church
built 1800.
— — Map (db m45792) HM
Site of
Town of Florida
United Pres. Church Cemetery
known as Scotch Church Cem.
<———————««
First interment 1802, early
Scotch Settlers Buried Here.
Some are soldiers of Revolution . . . — — Map (db m45795) HM
Cemetery-1774
Owned by Joseph Hagaman,
For Whom Village of Hagaman
Was Named. Cemetery Restored
In 1927. 7 Revolutionary
Soldiers are Buried Here
— — Map (db m76623) HM
Grave and Site of Home of
Volkert Veeder
Montgomery County Delegate
To Constitution Ratification
Convention at Poughkeepsie
17 June - 26 July 1788
— — Map (db m66809) HM
500 feet north on hill. 1750
St. John’s Reformed Church,
school and cemetery. Site of
Mohawk Valley pioneers and
Revolutionary War soldiers. — — Map (db m137555) HM
Funeral home - Bethpage- 1946
5 generations funeral dirs.
Previous home - circa - 1910
Albert and Katherine Guerin
prominent community family — — Map (db m133528) HM
The Rockville Cemetery and
Bristol and Mexico Monument
has been placed on the
National Register of
Historic Places in 2015
by the United States
Department of the Interior — — Map (db m143540) HM
The thee-masted, 450-ton American ship Bristol left Liverpool, England on October 15, 1836 with a cargo of 250 tons of iron bars, 50 tons of coal, 2,000
bushels of wheat, and dry goods. It had 95 passengers aboard, most of them Irish . . . — — Map (db m243379) HM
1844 Old Grace Church. DeLancey Floyd – Jones Library 1896. 1870 Floyd – Jones Servant Cottage. Floyd – Jones Burial Ground 1892. 1969 Home of the Historical Society of the Massapequas — — Map (db m65101) HM
( Left Plaque : ) National Society Colonial Dames XVII Century Long Island Chapter Commends the preservation of Old Grace Church Historic Complex Burial site of first colonial settlers Major Thomas Jones (d. 1713) and wife Freelove . . . — — Map (db m65154) HM
Burial place of Samuel Jones, Esquire 1734 – 1819 Voted for ratification of the U.S. Constitution, 7-26-1788. Historical Society of the Massapequas, 1988 — — Map (db m65097) HM
Jones family burial ground, circa late 1700’s. Wm. Jones & his wife, Phoebe Jackson. Descendants include Samuel, “Father of the N.Y.S. Bar”. — — Map (db m65096) HM
Buried here are John Townsend 1668; Robert Townsend, “Culper, Jr.” (1753 – 1838) of General Washington’s intelligence service and his sister Sally Townsend (1761 – 1842) both instrumental in the disclosure of the Benedict . . . — — Map (db m65078) HM
This stone marks the grave of John Townsend who came from England about 1630, and settled in Oyster Bay in 1661. He died in 1668, and was buried here on his own land. — — Map (db m65081) HM
This stone is from the grave of Quentin Roosevelt Youngest son of Theodore and Edith Kermit Roosevelt who was killed in aerial combat in France on July 14, 1918 and was buried where he fell near Chamery. His body was moved in 1955 to the Normandy . . . — — Map (db m7974) HM
From this spot the cortege proceeded up the steps on your left to his final resting place on the hill overlooking the bay. “In the long fight for righteousness the watchword for all of us is spend and be spent.” . . . — — Map (db m42842) HM
Occasionally there would be a mournful procession of parents and children to the small animal cemetery to lay away a family pet. [ Sidebar: ] Animals Buried Here DOGS HORSES Susan Little Texas Jessie
. . . — — Map (db m43058) HM
While most families have a pet or two, the Roosevelt family nearly had a zoo. At various times they had dogs, cats, horses, guinea pigs, snakes, flying squirrels, kangaroo rats, birds, a bear cub, and a badger. The death of a pet meant a funeral . . . — — Map (db m90403) HM
Land for the Jerusalem Friends Cemetery was purchased from William S. & Letitia Hicks on March 3, 1861, "For Burial Purposes". Descendants of Jerusalem's (Wantagh's) earliest inhabitants are interred within. — — Map (db m196644) HM
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