Queensbury_Quaker_Burying_Ground
Queensbury Quaker Burying Ground
Historic cemetery in New York, United States
Queensbury Quaker Burying Ground, also known as the Queensbury Friends Cemetery and Old Quaker Cemetery, is a historic Quaker burying ground located near Queensbury in Warren County, New York. It was established about 1765 and remained in service until 1837.
This cemetery was the first in Queensbury.[2]
A commemorative marker was installed in 1911 by the Wing family to honor that family's role in the settlement of Queensbury. The burial ground contains approximately 80 burials.[3]
The site was the location of a Quaker Meeting House and school, as well as cemetery.[2] Today the site is a fenced patch of grassy ground next to a shopping center, marked by two plaques. The cemetery has no gravestones, in keeping with Quaker tradition of the time.[2] In 2002, during planning for the shopping center, an archaeological survey was conducted.[2] The burials were discovered, and the land deeded to Queensbury in perpetuity.[2]
The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.[1]