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Old Cold Spring Cemetery (a.k.a. Davenport Cemetery; Mountain Avenue Cemetery)
Philipstown, NY
| Current Status: | Inactive. |
| Description: | This is the oldest cemetery in Cold Spring, dating back to at least the 1750’s. Thomas Davenport, Cold Spring’s first settler, is interred here, as are several West Point Foundry personnel. Here also is George Pope Morris, noted author, newspaper man and poet. |
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| Location: | Directly opposite (west) Cedar Street Cemetery, 44 Mountain Avenue, Village of Cold Spring. |
| How To Access: | Off Cedar Street |
| Tax Map No.: | 49.5-2-23 |
| Owner of Record: | Old Burial Ground, Town of Philipstown |
| Size & Use: | 655 gravestones on 1.19 acres, with 150 plots |
| Earliest Gravestone: | 1759 – Thomas Davenport |
| Most Prominent: | |
| Current Condition: | Fairly good. Fallen gravestones. |
| Maintained By: | Town of Philipstown |
| Repairs Needed: | Morris crypt needs restoration. |
| Troy #: | 4G |
Rows run north-south. Areas run west-east.
Click on a name below for photo of headstone and location in cemetary.