Wheatland Baptist Cemetery
Historic cemetery in Monroe County, New York
United States historic place
Wheatland Baptist Cemetery | |
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43°1′33″N 77°50′49″W / 43.02583°N 77.84694°W / 43.02583; -77.84694 | |
Area | 3.4 acres (1.4 ha) |
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NRHP reference No. | 05001536[1] |
Added to NRHP | January 18, 2006 |
Wheatland Baptist Cemetery, also known as Belcoda Cemetery, is a historic cemetery located at Belcoda in the town of Wheatland in Monroe County, New York. It is the earliest cemetery in the town of Wheatland and contains the graves of many of the earliest settlers and prominent residents of the town. It contains stones that date from 1811 to the present, ranging from simple carved early stones to more elaborate mid- and late-Victorian monuments.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.[1]
- Gate
- Gravestone of Sarah Brown
- Gravestone of Solomon Brown
- View from McGinnis Road
- Memorial for the First Baptist Church of Wheatland
- Gravestones of the Reverend Clayton A. and Elen Coles. The Reverend was purportedly Stonewall Jackson's body servant during the Civil War.[3][4]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Robert T. Englert (August 2005). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Wheatland Baptist Cemetery". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2009-10-01. See also: "Accompanying six photos".
- ^ Gilbert, Catherine; Chapman, Barbara (2008). Wheatland. Images of America. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing. p. 49. OCLC 699555618.
- ^ "Soldiers' Graves in Monroe County Mapped". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, New York. 1931-10-25. p. 9D.
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