Wiltwyck Rural Cemetery Explained
| Wiltwyck Rural Cemetery |
| Established: | 1857 |
| Closed: | --> |
| Location: | 145 Pine Grove Ave.
Kingston, NY 12401 |
| Country: | United States |
| Coordinates: | 41.9226°N -74.0049°W |
| Owner: | Wiltwyck Rural Cemetery Association |
| Findagraveid: | 66761 |
| Politicalgeo: | NY/UL-buried.html#cms01073 |
Wiltwyck Rural Cemetery, also known simply as Wiltwyck Cemetery, is a cemetery in Kingston, New York. It takes its name from the Dutch settlement Wiltwyck, later renamed Kingston by British officials.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] Wiltwyck Cemetery was first organized in 1850, and reorganized in 1856.
Background
Some notable figures interred in Wiltwyck Cemetery include the Neoclassicist painter, John Vanderlyn, World War II Congressional Medal of Honor winner Robert H. Dietz, and the 1904 Democratic Presidential nominee, Alton Brooks Parker.[11]
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Notes and References
- Web site: Maintaining cemeteries a challenge, and labor of love. 2021-07-08. 2021-09-06. Times Herald-Record. en-US.
- News: Maintaining Hudson Valley cemeteries is a challenge and labor of love. Times Herald-Record.
- Web site: 2018-04-23. Wiltwyck Cemetery in Kingston gets funding for new crematorium. 2021-09-06. Daily Freeman. en-US.
- Web site: 2021-05-24. Arrest made in Kingston cemetery desecration. 2021-09-06. Mid Hudson News. en-US.
- Web site: 2020-05-29. On The Move. 2021-09-06. Times Union. en-US.
- Web site: 2016-11-19. Crematorium project gets Kingston Planning Board's OK, still needs state approval. 2021-09-06. Daily Freeman. en-US.
- Book: Ulster County Genealogical Society (N.Y.). Wiltwyck Rural Cemetery book. Wiltwyck Rural Cemetery Association (N.Y.) . English. 866044696.
- Book: Wiltwyck Rural Cemetery Association (Kingston, N.Y.). The Wiltwyck Rural Cemetery Association of Kingston, N.Y.: Historical Sketch, Rules and Regulations, List of Former Officers, Forms of Trusts, Bequests, Etc., Etc. 1895. Freeman Branch Office Steam Print.. en.
- Book: Ulster County Genealogical Society (Kingston, N.Y.). Wiltwyck Rural Cemetery: Book 80. 1977. Ulster County Genealogical Society. en.
- Book: Sylvester, Nathaniel Bartlett. History of Ulster County, New York: With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers. 1880. Everts & Peck. en. The original organization of "The Wiltwyck Rural Cemetery Association of the town of Kingston" took place on the 9th day of July....
- Book: Rhoads, William . Kingston New York: The Architectural History and Guide . Black Dome Press Corp. . 2003 . 978-188378935-0 . 1st . Hensonville, New York . 96–97 . English.
