Oak Hill Cemetery (Oak Hill, New York)

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Oak Hill Cemetery
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LocationRoute 81, Durham, NY
Nearest city Oak Hill, New York
Coordinates 42°24′43″N74°9′38″W / 42.41194°N 74.16056°W / 42.41194; -74.16056 Coordinates: 42°24′43″N74°9′38″W / 42.41194°N 74.16056°W / 42.41194; -74.16056
Area5.6-acres
NRHP reference No. 11000274
Added to NRHP2011-05-11

Oak Hill Cemetery is located on Route 81 in Durham, Greene County, New York. This 5.6-acre cemetery originated as the burial place of early settlers Lucas and Deborah DeWitt on their family farm in the early 1820s, and evolved into a community cemetery for local residents. [1]

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Oak Hill Cemetery

This cemetery is on the National Register of Historic Places.

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References

  1. "New York History Blog" . Retrieved 2014-05-07.