Fort Golgotha and the Old Burial Hill Cemetery
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Fort Golgotha and the Old Burial Hill Cemetery is the site of an historic cemetery, and the location of a former Revolutionary War era fort, known as Fort Golgotha, at Main Street(NY 25A) and Nassau Road in Huntington, New York
. It is located in the Old Town Green Historic District
and Old Town Hall Historic District
.
The fort, which takes its named from Golgotha, was built by British troops on orders of Colonel Thompson, commander of the King's American Dragoons
, in 1782, on the site of the town burial ground. The nearby Presbyterian Church was dismantled, and its timbers used in the forts construction. After the British troops withdrew in 1783, the fort was dismantled, the burial grounds restored, and the Presbyterian Church
rebuilt. The site was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.
Huntington, New York
The Town of Huntington is one of ten towns in Suffolk County, New York, USA. Founded in 1653, it is located on the north shore of Long Island in northwestern Suffolk County, with Long Island Sound to its north and Nassau County adjacent to the west. Huntington is part of the New York metropolitan...
. It is located in the Old Town Green Historic District
Old Town Green Historic District
Old Town Green Historic District is a national historic district located at Huntington in Suffolk County, New York. The district which has 14 contributing buildings, is officially located on Park Avenue, but expands west along West Main Street. It is a small residential enclave that includes the...
and Old Town Hall Historic District
Old Town Hall Historic District (Huntington, New York)
Old Town Hall Historic District is a national historic district located at Huntington in Suffolk County, New York. The district has eight contributing buildings. It includes civic buildings, a church, a cemetery,and residential buildings. Properties date from initial settlement in 1653 to the...
.
The fort, which takes its named from Golgotha, was built by British troops on orders of Colonel Thompson, commander of the King's American Dragoons
King's American Dragoons
The King's American Dragoon's was a British provincial military unit raised for service during the American Revolutionary War.Founded by Benjamin Thompson in 1781, it was initially formed from the remnants of other loyalist militia groups...
, in 1782, on the site of the town burial ground. The nearby Presbyterian Church was dismantled, and its timbers used in the forts construction. After the British troops withdrew in 1783, the fort was dismantled, the burial grounds restored, and the Presbyterian Church
Old First Church (Huntington, New York)
Old First Church is a historic Presbyterian church building at 125 Main Street in Huntington, Suffolk County, New York. It was built in 1794 and is a -story building with a steeply pitched gable roof. About 1900, a 2-story, five-gable-roofed addition was completed on the rear of the building...
rebuilt. The site was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.