Lansingburgh Village Burial Ground

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Lansingburgh Village Burial Ground

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Entrance to Lansingburgh Burial Ground on 3rd Avenue
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Location Third Ave. and 107th St., Troy, New York
Coordinates 42°45′52″N73°40′48″W / 42.76444°N 73.68000°W / 42.76444; -73.68000 Coordinates: 42°45′52″N73°40′48″W / 42.76444°N 73.68000°W / 42.76444; -73.68000
Area 2.3 acres (0.93 ha)
Built 1771
NRHP reference # 02001358 [1]
Added to NRHP November 21, 2002

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. [2]

Cemetery Place of burial

A cemetery or graveyard is a place where the remains of dead people are buried or otherwise interred. The word cemetery implies that the land is specifically designated as a burial ground and originally applied to the Roman catacombs. The term graveyard is often used interchangeably with cemetery, but a graveyard primarily refers to a burial ground within a churchyard.

Lansingburgh, New York human settlement in New York, United States of America

Lansingburgh was a village in the north end of Troy. It was first laid out in lots and incorporated in 1771 by Abraham Jacob Lansing, who had purchased the land in 1763. In 1900, Lansingburgh became part of the City of Troy.

Troy, New York City in New York, United States

Troy is a city in the U.S. state of New York and the seat of Rensselaer County. The city 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 District. The city is one of the three major centers for the Albany Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), which has a population of 1,170,483. At the 2010 census, the population of Troy was 50,129. Troy's motto is Ilium fuit. Troja est, which means "Ilium was, Troy is".

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002. [1]

National Register of Historic Places federal list of historic sites in the United States

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