Dale Cemetery | |
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Details | |
Established | 1851 |
Location | Ossining, NY |
Country | United States |
Coordinates | 41°10′16″N 73°51′22″W / 41.171039°N 73.856059°W |
Owned by | Town of Ossining |
Size | 47 acres (190,000 m2) |
Website | dalecemetery |
Find a Grave | Dale Cemetery |
The Dale Cemetery located in Ossining, New York, is a town-owned rural cemetery encompassing 47 acres (19 ha) and has been operational since October 1851. In 2013 it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[1]
The Dale Cemetery located in Ossining, New York, is a town-owned cemetery encompassing 47 acres (190,000 m2).[2] The cemetery was originally owned by the Dale Cemetery Association which was incorporated on 16 January 1851 and was dedicated in October 1851.[3] It was designed by Howard Daniels.[4] At its dedication Professor C. Mason said, that we build cemeteries "for the use, the pleasure, the instruction, the edification of the living."[5] Its first President was Aaron Ward, retired congressman.[6] The cemetery was acquired by the Town of Ossining in 2004.[7]