Grave marker of Benjamin and Virginia Brandreth at the Dale Cemetery in Ossining, NY as it appeared in November, 2008
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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 |
The Dale Cemetery located in Ossining, New York is a town-owned 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.
The Dale Cemetery located in Ossining, New York is a town-owned cemetery encompassing 47 acres (190,000 m2). The cemetery was originally owned by the Dale Cemetery Association which was incorporated on 16 January 1851 and was dedicated in October 1851. At its dedication Professor C. Mason said, that we build cemeteries "for the use, the pleasure, the instruction, the edification of the living." Its first President was Aaron Ward, retired congressman. The cemetery was acquired by the Town of Ossining in 2004.