St. John's German Cemetery
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N 42° 56.551 W 078° 53.513
17T E 671992 N 4756587
A New York historical marker in the Blackrock section of Buffalo.
Waymark Code: WM2CXC
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 10/13/2007
Views: 35
St. John's German United Evangelical Church acquired this site in 1862 for its cemetery. Black Rock pioneers including War of 1812 veterans, German immigrants who began arriving in the 1840s, and their descendants through the mid 1920s were buried here. The cemetery was taken out of service in 1977, and those interred here were commemorated with a new monument in Elmlawn Cemetery, Tonawanda.
The site is now covered by a pre-fab metal building.
Marker Name: St. John's German Cemetery
Marker Type: Roadside
Agency: Buffalo & Erie County Historical Society
Dedication Date: -9223372036854775808
City/Town/Village Name: Buffalo
County: Erie
Region: Niagara Frontier (Region 2)
Website: Not listed
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