Glens Falls Cemetery Explained

Glens Falls Cemetery
Location:	38 Ogden St., Glens Falls, New York
Coordinates:	43.3211°N -73.6536°W
Built:	1853
Architect:	Ferguson, George; Crandell, Milton Lee
Added:	July 28, 2004
Refnum:	04000756

Glens Falls Cemetery is a historic cemetery located at Glens Falls, Warren County, New York. It was established in 1853 as a 13-acre cemetery and expanded in 1871, 1888, and five times between 1913 and 1973 to a total of 38 acres.

History

In 1853, the village purchased 13 acres from Andrew Porteus of Queensbury, New York for the sum of $1000, with $500 set aside for grading and fencing.^[1] The first burial took place in 1855, but there are several older markers which were moved here from the old West Street Cemetery in the early 1870s.

After several expansions, the cemetery now spans 32 acres with over 12,000 burials.

Notable interments

• Harry Elkes (1878–1903), was a champion bicycle racer who died during a race in 1903
• Orange Ferriss (1814–1894), US Congressman
• Franklin Johndro (1835–1901), a Union Army soldier in the American Civil War who received the Medal of Honor
• Frederick A. Johnson (1833–1893), US Congressman
• George Merrill (1847–1925), was a Union Army soldier during the American Civil War who received the Medal of Honor
• "Broncho Charlie" Miller, the last Pony Express rider, died in 1955, claiming to be 105 years old.^[2]
• Joseph Russell (1800–1875), US Congressman

Notable structures

The Memorial Chapel (1946) is a small, front gabled stone building with a slate roof. The cemetery office (1950) is a concrete stucco finished building with a peaked slate roof. The cemetery includes a number of notable burial monuments and mausoleums.^[3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Warren County, New York

Notes and References

1. Web site: Cemetery History. City of Glens Falls. City of Glens Falls. 17 August 2015. 16 November 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181116025107/http://cityofglensfalls.com/index.aspx?NID=151. live.
2. News: Charlie Miller Dies; Wild West Figure. 17 August 2015. The New York Times. The New York Times. 16 Jan 1955. 4 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304201312/http://www.nypl.org/sites/default/files/blog_attachments/CharlieObit_0.pdf. live.
3. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration: Glens Falls Cemetery. September 2001. 2010-09-18. Christopher P. Anderson and L. Garofalini. New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. 2012-10-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20121015125001/http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=100619. live. See also: Web site: Accompanying 19 photos. 2010-09-25. 2012-10-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20121015125032/http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=100621. live.