Shepard Settlement Cemetery

Shepard Settlement Cemetery is a historic cemetery located at Shepard Settlement, Onondaga County, New York. It was established about 1823, and remains an active burial ground containing approximately 500 burials. It is notable for including the graves of at least 30 veterans of all wars from the Revolutionary War to World War II. The gravestones are representative of typical funerary art of the mid-19th century.[2]:3, 6

Shepard Settlement Cemetery
Shepard Settlement Cemetery, March 2011
LocationStump & Foster Rds, Shepard Settlement, New York
Coordinates42°59′42″N 76°23′40″W
Area2.56 acres (1.04 ha)
Builtc. 1823 (1823)
NRHP reference No.10000938[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 29, 2010

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.[1]

References
  1. "National Register of Historic Places". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 11/29/10 through 12/03/10. National Park Service. 2010-12-10.
  2. "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)" (Searchable database). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2015-12-01. Note: This includes Anthony Opalka (September 2010). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Shepard Settlement Cemetery" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-12-01. and Accompanying photographs


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