Glens Falls Cemetery

Glens Falls Cemetery is a historic cemetery located at Glens Falls, Warren County, New York. It was established in 1853 as a 13-acre cemetery and expanded in 1871, 1888, and five times between 1913 and 1973 to a total of 38 acres.

Glens Falls Cemetery
Chapel and entrance on Bay Street
Location38 Ogden St., Glens Falls, New York
Coordinates43°19′16″N 73°39′13″W
Area38 acres (15 ha)
Built1853
ArchitectFerguson, George; Crandell, Milton Lee
MPSGlens Falls MRA
NRHP reference No.04000756[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 28, 2004

History

In 1853, the village purchased 13 acres from Andrew Porteus of Queensbury, New York for the sum of $1000, with $500 set aside for grading and fencing.[2] The first burial took place in 1855, but there are several older markers which were moved here from the old West Street Cemetery in the early 1870s.[2]

After several expansions, the cemetery now spans 32 acres with over 12,000 burials.[2]

Notable interments
  • Harry Elkes (1878–1903), bicycle racer who died during a race in 1903[2]
  • Franklin Johndro (1835–1901), Union Army soldier in the American Civil War who received the Medal of Honor[2]
  • George Merrill (1847–1925), a Union Army soldier during the American Civil War who received the Medal of Honor[2]
  • "Broncho Charlie" Miller, the last Pony Express rider,[2] died in 1955, claiming to be 105 years old.[3]

Notable structures

The Memorial Chapel (1946) is a small, front gabled stone building with a slate roof. The cemetery office (1950) is a concrete stucco finished building with a peaked slate roof. The cemetery includes a number of notable burial monuments and mausoleum.[4]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.[1]

  • Another view of the chapel
  • The cemetery office is at Hope Avenue and Ogden Street

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "Cemetery History". City of Glens Falls. City of Glens Falls. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  3. "Charlie Miller Dies; Wild West Figure" (PDF). The New York Times. The New York Times. 16 Jan 1955. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  4. Christopher P. Anderson and L. Garofalini (September 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Glens Falls Cemetery". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2010-09-18. See also: "Accompanying 19 photos".


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