Shepard Settlement Cemetery Explained

Shepard Settlement Cemetery
Location:Stump & Foster Rds, Shepard Settlement, New York
Coordinates:42.995°N -76.3944°W
Built:c.
Added:November 29, 2010
Refnum:10000938[1]

Shepard Settlement Cemetery is a historic cemetery located at Shepard Settlement, Onondaga County, New York. It was established about 1823, and remains an active burial ground containing approximately 500 burials. It is notable for including the graves of at least 30 veterans of all wars from the Revolutionary War to World War II. The gravestones are representative of typical funerary art of the mid-19th century.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places. 2010-12-10. Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 11/29/10 through 12/03/10 . National Park Service.
  2. Web site: Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Searchable database. 2015-12-01. Note: This includes Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Shepard Settlement Cemetery . 2015-12-01 . Anthony Opalka. PDF. September 2010. and Accompanying photographs

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