Grove Cemetery - Trumansburg, NY
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ripraff
N 42° 32.300 W 076° 38.814
18T E 364761 N 4710863
This cemetery is next to Cemetery St and Falls Road. There is an old building with an arch at the front which may have been the original entrance.
Waymark Code: WMT6CN
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 10/03/2016
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Find A Grave notes
"This cemetery was on Main Street east of the present day Methodist Church. It was Presbyterian, though all sects used it. In 1847, the Presbyterian Congregation purchased a tract of land comprising part of the present day Grove Cemetery which it maintained until 1854, when a non-sectarian cemetery association was formed. The moving of the gravestones from the Trumansburg 'Old' cemetery was not carried out very carefully or thoroughly and the process continued over a number of years. Many of the original stones may be found in the northern section of Grove Cemetery in a little visited area."
Vandalism article
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"Eleven headstones, including several commemorating Civil War veterans, were recently vandalized in Trumansburg’s Grove Cemetery, some beyond repair. Located near the cannon memorial on the cemetery’s northside, an area dedicated to veterans, the headstones were toppled or, in some cases, broken...New York state has a cemetery fund specifically to cover costs incurred from vandalism. The Grove Cemetery’s board must first put word out to the public, in hopes of contacting any living relatives of those whose headstones were damaged. Homeowners insurance can cover some of the costs, he said. If no relatives come forward, the state may allocate funds for fixes."