Lansingburgh Village Burial Ground
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Lansingburgh Village Burial Ground is a historic cemetery
located in the Lansingburgh
section of Troy
in Rensselaer County, New York
. It was founded in 1771 and contains approximately 350 graves dating to 1912. It contains a number of notable sandstone, marble, and granite markers that offer a complete catalog of gravestone art from the late 18th through the 19th century.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 2002.
Cemetery
A cemetery is a place in which dead bodies and cremated remains are buried. The term "cemetery" implies that the land is specifically designated as a burying ground. Cemeteries in the Western world are where the final ceremonies of death are observed...
located in the Lansingburgh
Lansingburgh, New York
Lansingburgh was the first chartered village in Rensselaer County, New York, USA and was settled around 1763. The name is from Abraham Lansing, an early settler, combined with the Scottish word burgh....
section of Troy
Troy, New York
Troy is a city in the US State of New York and the seat of Rensselaer County. Troy is located on the western edge of Rensselaer County and on the eastern bank of the Hudson River. Troy has close ties to the nearby cities of Albany and Schenectady, forming a region popularly called the Capital...
in Rensselaer County, New York
Rensselaer County, New York
Rensselaer County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 159,429. Its name is in honor of the family of Kiliaen van Rensselaer, the original Dutch owner of the land in the area. Its county seat is Troy...
. It was founded in 1771 and contains approximately 350 graves dating to 1912. It contains a number of notable sandstone, marble, and granite markers that offer a complete catalog of gravestone art from the late 18th through the 19th century.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 2002.