Albany Rural Cemetery
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Albany Rural Cemetery
@AlbanyRural
Historic 467 acre cemetery located near Albany, New York. Final resting place of President Chester A. Arthur and over 130,000 other people.
Cemetery Ave, Albany NY 12204 Katılım Şubat 2018
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A walk along Cemetery Avenue over a century ago. #albanyruralcemetery #antiquepostcard #throwbackthursday
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Rev. Nathaniel Paul is buried here in Section 99, Lot 26.
AlbanyMuskrat@albanymuskrat
July 4, 1827 NYS abolishes slavery. Albany’s Black community decides to celebrate July 5, w/parade of hundreds thru city streets, service & thundering oration by Rev. Nathaniel Paul on “Abolition”(crusade to abolish slavery everywhere in US) at African Baptist Church.
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A reminder that our office will be closed tomorrow for Independence Day.
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A view along the Rural Cemetery's Middle Ridge. The ornate wrought iron arched gate and fence recall a time when the majority of family plots were referred to as "enclosures" and surrounded by such ironwork or shrubbery. #ThrowbackThursday #albanyruralcemetery #cemeteryhistory
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@PrezWisdom @fan_cornell Will this do? (The interpretive sign is new and hasn’t been officially unveiled yet).
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📚 BOOK OF THE DAY 📚
I honestly loved it. He’s not well known for anything other than his corruption in New York…until you read this book - then your opinion changes tremendously
I’m also amazed how little exists of his life - it’s a miracle this book got written!
#POTUS
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This graceful lady watches over the Alvord family plot, including the graves of Charles who died at the age of 21 in 1851 and his sister Emma who died at the age of 1 in 1836. It's located in Section 74, Lot 22 on the North Ridge.
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Given to the Lincoln administration during the early years of the Civil War, our Soldiers & Sailors Plot holds the graves of Union Soldiers, many of whom died of wounds or illness while hospitalized in Albany. Among them are two Unknown Soldiers. #MemorialDay2023
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A set of keys on a black Samsung lanyard were found on the Middle Ridge. They can be claimed at the office.
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We are open, but due to a damaged pole in the vicinity, we have no power at the office or crematorium.
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@AlbanyRural is the final resting place of over 1,000 Civil War soldiers and sailors. Join Mark Bodnar, a Civil War historian on a lecture and tour of the cemetery on March 26th. albany.org/event/lecture-…
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Due to the predicted snowstorm, the Cemetery grounds, office, and crematory will be CLOSED on Tuesday, March 14.
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