Rockville Cemetery

Rockville Cemetery and Bristol and Mexico Monument is a historic cemetery located at Lynbrook in Nassau County, New York. The cemetery started as a small local burial ground in 1799. It subsequently came to be the final resting place of many early Near Rockaway settlers. The cemetery features a monument to two nearby shipwrecks, the Bristol and the Mexico, in the winter of 1836–1837. The Bristol and Mexico Monument marks the mass grave of the 139 passengers, mostly Irish immigrants fleeing famine. The shipwrecks resulted in changes to New York Harbor approach practices.[2]

Rockville Cemetery and Bristol and Mexico Monument
Location45 Merrick Road
Lynbrook, New York
Coordinates40°39′31″N 73°39′41″W
Area13.23 acres (5.35 ha)
Built1799 (1799)
NRHP reference No.15000801[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 16, 2015

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.[1]

References
  1. "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 11/16/15 through 11/20/15. National Park Service. 2015-11-27.
  2. "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)" (Searchable database). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2016-02-01. Note: This includes Art Mattson and Jennifer Betsworth (June 2015). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Rockville Cemetery and Bristol and Mexico Monument" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-02-01. and Accompanying photographs


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