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 "old new castle church", current cemetery Posted by:  anya82
N 41° 11.669 W 073° 43.526
18T E 606878 N 4561129
Old north castle cemetery On this side of Saint George Church the “old North Castle Church”
Waymark Code: WM12PVB
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 06/28/2020
Views: 4
On this site St. Georges Church ("the Old North Castle Church") was erected in 1761 by the generosity of St. George Talbot, Esq. of New York City and by the missionary zeal of the Rev. James Wetmore of Grace Church, Rye. Charles Haight, Esq, donated the land.
This Church stood until 1819 and was used during the Revolution as a hospital by the American forces after the Battle of White Plains, October 28, 1776, and as a British base for Colonel Tarleton's attack on Pound Ridge and Bedford, July 2, 1779. Major John Andre, as a prisoner of war, twice passed along this road on September 23, 1780. Revolutionary soldiers are buried in the southeast corner of this ground.
The house directly to the south of this churchyard was built in 1824 by the Methodist Society and was used for worship until 1842. Caleb Kirby, Esq. donated the land.
St. Mark's Church stood on this site from 1852 until its present buildings were erected in 1911.
This tablet was placed here by the Village of Mt. Kisco, 1929
Subject: Town
Commemoration: 1929
Date of Founding: 1929
Date of Commemoration: 1929
Address:
464-480 NY-117, Mt Kisco, NY 10549
Overview Photograph:
Yes
Detail Photograph:
Yes
Web site if available: [Web Link]
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