Even before the Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776, our oldest cemeteries and churchyards in the River Towns (Old Dutch Church, Sleepy Hollow, 1673); Sparta Cemetery, Ossining,1764;) had already begun to tell our story as a country by leaving clues on markers they left behind and the burial practices they followed. Much has happened in the intervening years that ultimately changed the landscape of cemeteries today – if you know wher…
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