Riverside Cemetery is a historic

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and national

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located at Oswego in

Oswego County, New York Oswego County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census, the population was 117,525. The county seat is Oswego. The county name is from a Mohawk-language word meaning "the pouring out place", referring to the point at ...

. It was established in 1855 and designed by landscape architect Burton Arnold Thomas (1808–1880). Within the boundaries of this contributing site are six contributing buildings, 12 contributing structures, and 18 contributing objects. Notable burials include De Witt Clinton Littlejohn (1818–1892), Luther W. Mott (1874–1923), Newton W. Nutting (1840–1889),

Joel Turrill Joel Turrill (February 22, 1794 – December 28, 1859) was a judge, politician, and diplomat from New York. From 1833 to 1837, he served two terms in the U.S. House of Representatives. Life Turrill was born February 22, 1794 in Shoreham, Vermo ...

(1794–1859), David P. Brewster (1801–1876),

Rudolph Bunner Rudolph Bunner (August 17, 1779 – July 16, 1837) was an American lawyer, businessman, and trade merchant who served one term as a U.S. Representative from New York from 1827 to 1829. He was married to the granddaughter of Revolutionary War Gen ...

(1779–1837), James Cochran (1769–1848),

John C. Churchill John Charles Churchill (January 17, 1821 – June 4, 1905) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. Life John C. Churchill was born in Mooers, New York on January 17, 1821. He attended the Burr Seminary, Manchester, Vermont, and ...

(1821–1905),

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(1811–1864), Abraham P. Grant (1804–1871), and Orville Robinson (1801–1882). ''See also:'' The Political Graveyard: Oswego County, N.Y.
/ref> It was listed on the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...

in 1993.

References

External links

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Riverside Cemetery – Oswego, NY – U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

Riverside Cemetery of Oswego, NY Website

Riverside Cemetery of Oswego, NY YouTube channel
{{National Register of Historic Places in New York Cemeteries on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) Cemeteries in Oswego County, New York Oswego, New York National Register of Historic Places in Oswego County, New York Rural cemeteries