Glens Falls Cemetery is a historic

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located at

Glens Falls Glens Falls is a city in Warren County, New York, United States and is the central city of the Glens Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 14,700 at the 2010 census. The name was given by Colonel Johannes Glen, the falls refe ...

Warren County, New York Warren County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census, the population was 65,737. The county seat is Queensbury. The county is named in honor of General Joseph Warren, an American Revolutionary War hero of the Battl ...

. 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

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for the sum of $1000, with $500 set aside for grading and fencing. 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 Harry D. Elkes (28 February 1878 – 30 May 1903) was an American cyclist. He was professional from 1897 until his death in 1903. Elkes held the world record for "paced-cycle racing" during most of his career and just prior to his fatal accident ...

(1878–1903), was a champion bicycle racer who died during a race in 1903 *

Orange Ferriss Orange Ferriss (November 26, 1814 – April 11, 1894) was a U.S. Representative from New York. Born at Glens Falls, New York, Ferriss completed preparatory studies. He attended the University of Vermont at Burlington, where he was a founding me ...

(1814–1894), US Congressman * Franklin Johndro (1835–1901), a Union Army soldier in the

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who received the

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Frederick A. Johnson Frederick Avery Johnson (January 2, 1833 – July 17, 1893) was an American politician and banker who served a U.S. Representative from New York from 1883 to 1887. He was a member of the Republican Party and a resident of Glens Falls, New York. ...

(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. * Joseph Russell (1800–1875), US Congressman

Notable structures

The Memorial Chapel (1946) is a small, front gabled stone building with a

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roof. The cemetery office (1950) is a concrete

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finished building with a peaked slate roof. The cemetery includes a number of notable burial monuments and

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. ''See also:'' It was added to the

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in 2004.

Gallery

File:Glens Falls Cemetery chapel view.jpg, Another view of the chapel File:Glens Falls Cemetery Office.jpg, The cemetery office is at Hope Avenue and Ogden Street

References

External links

* {{National Register of Historic Places in New York Cemeteries on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) 1853 establishments in New York (state) Cemeteries in Warren County, New York National Register of Historic Places in Warren County, New York