Burden Mausoleum - Colonie, NY
N 42° 42.443 W 073° 43.566
18T E 604325 N 4729107
The Burden Mausoleum is located in the historic Albany Rural Cemetery in Colonie, New York, USA.
Waymark Code: WMA3J2
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 11/10/2010
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"Mausoleum of Henry and Helen Burden. Henry Burden owned the Burden Iron Works in Troy NY. He invented many things, one of which was the "Horseshoe Machine." The Mausoleum sits facing the Hudson River to overlook where the Burdens made their vast fortune. The Mausoleum is guarded by two dogs said to be their beloved retrievers and the bust above the mausoleum door in the image of a woman is said to be designed after Henry's wife Helen."
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ABOUT THE CEMETERY:
The historic Albany Rural Cemetery is located in the village of Menands in the town of Colonie, New York, just outside the city of Albany. The cemetery was established in 1844 and is considered to be one of the most beautiful cemeteries in the United States. It was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1979.
An historical marker at the South Entrance to the cemetery provides the following information:
Historic Albany Rural
Cemetery Est. 1841.
Burial site of Pres. Arthur,
governors, statesmen
and private citizens
Noted for it's natural beauty
sculptures and architecture
Cemetery Association & Hist. Soc.
Town of Colonie
1982
"Incorporated in 1841 and dedicated in 1844, Albany Rural Cemetery is a blend of generations of citizens originally interred in early burying grounds and a modern active burying ground.
History
A President of the United States is joined by 5 Governors, 3 members of the Continental Congress, 2 members of the Philadelphia Constitutional Convention, 13 members of the Colonial Assembly, 8 Presidential Cabinet members, 5 Ambassadors and many Senators, Congressmen, and Judges."
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