Glens Falls Cemetery

Historic cemetery in New York, United States

United States historic place

Glens Falls Cemetery

U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Chapel and entrance on Bay Street

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Location| 38 Ogden St., Glens Falls, New York
Coordinates| 43°19′16″N 73°39′13″W﻿ / ﻿43.32111°N 73.65361°W﻿ / 43.32111; -73.65361
Area| 38 acres (15 ha)
Built| 1853
Architect| Ferguson, George; Crandell, Milton Lee
MPS| Glens Falls MRA
NRHP reference No.| 04000756[1]
Added to NRHP| July 28, 2004

Glens Falls Cemetery is a historic cemetery located at Glens Falls, Warren County, New York. It was established in 1853 as a 13-acre cemetery and expanded in 1871, 1888, and five times between 1913 and 1973 to a total of 38 acres.

## History

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In 1853, the village purchased 13 acres from Andrew Porteus of Queensbury, New York for the sum of $1000, with $500 set aside for grading and fencing.[2] The first burial took place in 1855, but there are several older markers which were moved here from the old West Street Cemetery in the early 1870s.[2]

After several expansions, the cemetery now spans 32 acres with over 12,000 burials.[2]

## Notable interments

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* Harry Elkes (1878–1903), was a champion bicycle racer who died during a race in 1903[2]
* Orange Ferriss (1814–1894), US Congressman
* Franklin Johndro (1835–1901), a Union Army soldier in the American Civil War who received the Medal of Honor[2]
* Frederick A. Johnson (1833–1893), US Congressman
* George Merrill (1847–1925), was a Union Army soldier during the American Civil War who received the Medal of Honor[2]
* "Broncho Charlie" Miller, the last Pony Express rider,[2] died in 1955, claiming to be 105 years old.[3]
* Joseph Russell (1800–1875), US Congressman

## Notable structures

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The Memorial Chapel (1946) is a small, front gabled stone building with a slate roof. The cemetery office (1950) is a concrete stucco finished building with a peaked slate roof. The cemetery includes a number of notable burial monuments and mausoleums.[4]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.[1]

## Gallery

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* Another view of the chapel

* The cemetery office is at Hope Avenue and Ogden Street

## See also

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* National Register of Historic Places listings in Warren County, New York

## References

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1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. ^ a b c d e f g "Cemetery History". City of Glens Falls. City of Glens Falls. Archived from the original on November 16, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
3. ^ "Charlie Miller Dies; Wild West Figure" (PDF). The New York Times. The New York Times. January 16, 1955. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
4. ^ Christopher P. Anderson and L. Garofalini (September 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Glens Falls Cemetery". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original on October 15, 2012. Retrieved September 18, 2010. See also: "Accompanying 19 photos". Archived from the original on October 15, 2012. Retrieved September 25, 2010.

## External links

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* Glens Falls Cemetery at Find a Grave

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