Rockland County Cemetery - Viola, NY
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On the grounds of what is now Rockland Community College in Viola, New York, is an historic local graveyard.
Waymark Code: WM5WYR
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 02/22/2009
Views: 6
In 1959, land from the small Hamlet of Viola, New York was granted to Rockland Community College, as a means to educate the area residents for more skilled labor. The first building to be converted to educational purposes was the old Alms House (county poor house), which was built in 1837 to assist the destitute in the area.
A cemetery, or potter's field, where the graves of many unknown residents of the Alms House still sits on the grounds of the college. In what is now Rockland County Cemetery, a gravestone sits in the corner of the graveyard, next to a student parking area for the unnamed children of all ages buried here. The tombstone reads to the Unknown Baby.
The cemetery is still active and contains over 100 gravestones.
City, Town, or Parish / State / Country: Not listed
Approximate number of graves: Not listed
Cemetery Status: Not listed
Cemetery Website: Not listed
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