Union Cemetery
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StingerT125
N 41° 28.803 W 073° 46.108
18T E 602819 N 4592781
On Route 301 In Kent
Waymark Code: WM1KE9
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 05/26/2007
Views: 40
Established 1863 Union Cemetery
Two Acres Purchased, Surveyed And Dedicated For Burials Of Early Area Families. Located Just South Of Foshay's Corners On The Old Dutchess Turnpike (Now Route 301) On Lands Of Foshay And Halstead Farms. Incorporated May 28, 1868 As Union Cemtery Association. Ekekiel K. Merrit, Joseph Haight, George Fosahy, Henry C. Light, John A. Bennett,
John Halstead, And Isaac Bennet Were Chosen As The First Board Of Trustees. In 1873 Some Removals, From Three Graveyards Covered By The Waters Of Boyds Reservior, Were Interred Here. In 1921, More Land Was
Bought And Surveyed. From This TIme, Was Commonly Known Union & Halstead Cemetry. A Potrion Was Used For Other Early Families, By 1991 An Unused Part Was Opened To The Public. A Meditation Garden Was Added In 1999.
Marker Name: Union Cemetery
Marker Type: Roadside
City/Town/Village Name: Kent
County: Putnam
Region: Hudson Valley (Region 9)
Agency: Not listed
Dedication Date: Not Listed
Website: Not listed
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