Bryant Hill Cemetery

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Bryant Hill Cemetery
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Bryant Hill Cemetery, April 2010
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LocationBryant Hill Rd. near Crane Rd., Ellicottville, New York
Coordinates 42°18′19″N78°36′7″W / 42.30528°N 78.60194°W / 42.30528; -78.60194 Coordinates: 42°18′19″N78°36′7″W / 42.30528°N 78.60194°W / 42.30528; -78.60194
Built1821
NRHP reference No. 03000605 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 05, 2003

Bryant Hill Cemetery is a historic cemetery located at Ellicottville in Cattaraugus County, New York. In 1821, Samuel Bryant set aside land to serve as the first cemetery at Ellicottville; the first burial was in 1824 and the last in 1901. Restoration of the cemetery began in 1970, and it became the property of the town of Ellicottville in 1976. It is the final resting site for many of the area's early New England settlers. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Virginia L. Bartos (November 2002). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Bryant Hill Cemetery". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation . Retrieved 2009-06-14.See also: "Accompanying 27 photos".