Mount Adnah Cemetery

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Mount Adnah Cemetery
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Location706 East Broadway, Fulton, New York
Coordinates 43°19′14″N76°24′12″W / 43.32056°N 76.40333°W / 43.32056; -76.40333 Coordinates: 43°19′14″N76°24′12″W / 43.32056°N 76.40333°W / 43.32056; -76.40333
Area44.9 acres (18.2 ha)
Built1853
ArchitectSchenck, Peter; Shepard, John Hopkins
NRHP reference # 01000046 [1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 02, 2001

Mount Adnah Cemetery is a historic rural cemetery located at Fulton in Oswego County, New York. It was designed in 1853 and within the boundaries of this contributing site are two contributing buildings (superintendent's house and barn), 10 contributing structures, and five contributing objects. Notable burials include M. Lindley Lee (1805-1876). [2] [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. 2009-03-13.
  2. Cynthia A. Carrington and Christine Lozner (August 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Mount Adnah Cemetery". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation . Retrieved 2009-11-10.See also: "Accompanying 34 photos".
  3. The Political Graveyard: Oswego County, N.Y.