Glens Falls Cemetery


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; -73.65361Coordinates: 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 #	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

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

Harry Elkes (1878–1903), bicycle racer who died during a race in 1903^[2]
Franklin Johndro (1835–1901), Union Army soldier in the American Civil War who received the Medal of Honor^[2]
George Merrill (1847–1925), 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]

Notable structures

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 mausoleum.^[4]

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

Gallery

Another view of the chapel
The cemetery office is at Hope Avenue and Ogden Street

References

1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Cemetery History". City of Glens Falls. City of Glens Falls. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
↑ "Charlie Miller Dies; Wild West Figure" (PDF). The New York Times. The New York Times. 16 Jan 1955. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
↑ 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. Retrieved 2010-09-18. See also: "Accompanying 19 photos".

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