Wildwood Cemetery and Mary Lyon Fisher Memorial Chapel is a historic

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and

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located at

Lyons Falls Lyons Falls is a village in Lewis County, New York, United States. The population was 566 at the 2010 census. The village is on the border of the towns of West Turin and Lyonsdale. It is at the junction of state Routes 12 and 12D, approximate ...

Lewis County, New York Lewis County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census, the population was 26,582, making it the fourth-least populous county in New York. Its county seat is Lowville. The county is named after Morgan Lewis, ...

. The cemetery was established in 1906, and the chapel constructed in 1921. It remains an active burial ground containing 736 marked burials. The memorial chapel is a two-story, masonry building in the

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style designed by Utica architects Gouge & Ames. It consists of a rectangular main section, measuring 19 feet by 24 feet, with a rear chancel addition measuring 9 feet by 15 feet. Also in the cemetery is a contributing plaque to Caleb Lyon Sr. ''Note:'' This includes an
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in 2011.

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{{National Register of Historic Places in New York Cemeteries on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) Gothic Revival architecture in New York (state) 1810 establishments in New York (state) Churches completed in 1921 Buildings and structures in Lewis County, New York National Register of Historic Places in Lewis County, New York