Vale Cemetery and Vale Park | |
 Vale Cemetery, October 2003 | |
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| Location | 907 State St., Nott Terrace, Schenectady, New York |
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| Coordinates | 42°48′26″N 73°55′45″W / 42.80722°N 73.92917°W |
| Area | 100 acres (40 ha) |
| Built | 1857 |
| Architect | Thomas, Burton A.; Doyle, John |
| NRHP reference No. | 04001053 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 24, 2004 |
Vale Cemetery is a historic rural cemetery and the largest cemetery in Schenectady, New York. It opened on 21 October 1857, when the Rev. Julius Seely dedicated what was then termed "the Vale".[2] It has tripled its size since opening and today it holds the remains of some of the most notable persons in Upstate New York. In 1973, a 35-acre tract of unused and abandoned cemetery land around the ponds of Cowhorn Creek was sold to the city of Schenectady to form Vale Park.[3]
The cemetery and park were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.[1]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Friends of Vale (2005). Handout – History of Vale Cemetery.
- ^ Raymond W. Smith (June 2004). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Vale Cemetery and Vale Park". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original on 2012-10-18. Retrieved 2010-12-24. See also: "Accompanying 16 photos". Archived from the original on 2012-10-18. Retrieved 2010-12-24.