Grave of President Martin Van Buren Obelisk - Kinderhook, NY
Posted by: Groundspeak Charter Member neoc1
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Grave of President Martin Van Buren Obelisk is located in the Kinderhook Reformed Church Cemetery, Albany Avenue, Kinderhook, NY.
Waymark Code: WM14K5N
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 07/19/2021
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member saopaulo1
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A 15' high granite obelisk marks the family plot of the 8th President of the United States - Martin Van Buren and his wife Hannah. The west facing inscription is quite worn so there is a copy of the inscription at the base of the obelisk.

MARTIN VAN BURN

VIIITH PRESIDENT
OF THE UNITED STATES

BORN DEC. 5, 1782
DIED JULY 14, 1862

HANNAH VAN BUREN
HIS WIFE

BORN MARCH 8, 1783
DIED AT ALBANY, N.Y.
FEB. 5, 1819

Date Created/Placed: 1862

Address:
Kinderhook Reformed Church Cemetery Albany Road Kinderhook, NY

Height: 15'

Illuminated: no

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