The Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery is a rural cemetery located in Poughkeepsie, New York and includes the gravesites of several notable figures.[2] It also has a crematory. The forty-four acres of land used for the cemetery were purchased by Matthew Vassar.[3]
Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery | |
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Established | 1853 |
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Coordinates | 41°40′59″N 73°55′55″W / 41.6831°N 73.9320°W |
Size | 165 acres[1] |
Website | Official website |
Find a Grave | Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery |
Some of its architectural features were designed by J. A. Wood. His work includes the cemetery gates and gatehouse, the Frost Mausoleum, and a monument for Matthew Vassar's nephew, John Guy Vassar.[4]
Several relatives of Alexander Hamilton, a Founding Father of the United States, are buried at the Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery:
Other notable individuals interred at the Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery include: