Old Greenridge Cemetery Points of Interest Map with Points of Interest
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The Old Section of Greenridge Cemetery is city owned
and maintained by Greenridge Cemetery Association.
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1) Memorial Gateway: The Gothic-inspired Mary L. Sackett Gateway marks the entrance to the Old Cemetery and was built in 1927. 2) Colonel William Leete Stone: Grave of a distinguished author, historian and the first Saratogian buried here after his death on August 15, 1844. 3) Father Clarence A. Walworth: Sarcophagus of one of the five founders of the Paulist Priests. 4) Windsor Brown French: Civil War General of the 66th Regiment Infantry Volunteers born July 28, 1832 and died March 24, 1910 5) Sisters Margaret and Lucretia Davidson: An old tombstone moved here to mark their last resting place. Margaret had a promising future cut short by a tuberculosis epidemic in 1838 at age fifteen. Before her death, she has composed approximately 250 poems that were published in 1839 by Washing Irving, a Saratoga visitor, and included a m memoir by Samuel B. F. Morse. 6) Batcheller Egyptian Revival Style Vault: George Sherman Batcheller was an international tribunal judge appointed to the Egyptian Supreme Court of Appeals 7) Cook Family Plot: The large scallop shell was designed by Ransom Cook, himself, some years before his death. 8) Obed Coleman: A baby grand piano embellishes the granite marker honoring this concert pianist who at sea while returning from a European tour. 9) Willoby S. McMillan: A bas-relief train engine decorates the stone of this engineer who was killed by his engine. His daguerreotype was originally in the cab window. 10) Seymour & Catherine Hamm Ainsworth: Their bronze faces are featured on this monument. 11) Ellen Hardin Walworth (Oct 20, 1832 - June 23, 1915): Founder of Daughters of American Revolution (DAR) 12) Reubena Hyde Walworth (Feb 20, 1867- Oct 18,1898): Last Chancellor of New York State |
Memorial Gateway (1)
The Gothic-inspired Mary L. Sackett Gateway marks the entrance to the Old Cemetery and was built in 1927. Willoby S. McMillan (9)
A bas-relief train engine decorates the stone of this engineer who was killed by his engine. His daguerreotype was originally in the cab window..
Walworth
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Batcheller
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(6) Batcheller - Egyptian Revival Style Vault George Sherman Batcheller was an international tribunal judge appointed to the Egyptian Supreme Court of Appeals. |
Batcheller close-up
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