- Source: Wiltwyck Rural Cemetery
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.
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.
References
External links
Official website
"Wiltwyck Rural Cemetery, The Political Graveyard: Ulster County, N.Y." The Political Graveyard. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
"Wiltwyck Cemetery in Kingston, New York - Find A Grave Cemetery". www.findagrave.com. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Floyd Patterson
- Wiltwyck Rural Cemetery
- John Vanderlyn
- William Lounsbery
- Hasbrouck family
- David M. De Witt
- Marius Schoonmaker
- William S. Kenyon (New York politician)
- Sharp Burial Ground
- Floyd Patterson
- New York State Route 213
