| Revolutionary War Cemetery | |
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 Graves and burial mounds at rear, 2008 | |
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| Details | |
| Established | 1767 |
| Location | 9 Archibald St., Salem, New York |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 43°10′2″N 73°19′47″W / 43.16722°N 73.32972°W |
| Type | Public |
| Owned by | Village of Salem |
| Size | 2.6 acres (1.1 ha)[1] |
| No. of graves | 1,098[1] |
| Website | Salem, NY, Revolutionary War Cemetery |
| Find a Grave | Revolutionary War Cemetery |
Revolutionary War Cemetery | |
| NRHP reference No. | 04000822[2] |
| Added to NRHP | August 11, 2004 |
The Revolutionary War Cemetery, also called the Old Salem Burying Ground, is located on Archibald Street, just off state highway NY 22 in the village of Salem, New York, United States. It is a 2.6-acre (1.1 ha) area with over a thousand graves, at least 100 of which are those of Revolutionary War dead or veterans .
The cemetery was established prior to the war, but became known as a burial ground for casualties of the conflict when many were buried there, particularly after the nearby Battle of Saratoga, when a hundred bodies were reportedly put in one mass grave. More of the conflict's dead are buried here than in any other graveyard in Washington County, and possibly the state.[3] The cemetery has suffered some neglect over the years, but that has slowly been reversed since it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.
- ^ a b Cormier, Al (October 20, 2003). "National Register of Historic Places nomination, Revolutionary War Cemetery". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved October 18, 2009.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Revolutionary War Cemetery". Town of Salem, New York. 2008. Archived from the original on May 11, 2010. Retrieved October 19, 2009.