Old Pioneer Cemetery
Dryden, Tompkins County, New York, USA
About
-
- Cemetery ID:
Members have Contributed
Advertisement
Photos
In 1830, Abram Griswold gave the trustees of the Presbyterian Church in Dryden access from the cemetery leading out to the street (East Main Street) and a deed by him, in exchange for $5, for land for the cemetery stipulated that it always be used as a burying ground "for the use of all sects and denominations." At the time the deed was recorded, twenty-seven known burials had already occurred at the site, the earliest being that of four-year-old Henry Godard, in 1815.
The cemetery fell into a deplorable state during the 20th century with vandalism, an overgrowth of vegetation, and excavations from an adjacent gravel pit on its west side. Graves were being exposed with an occasional human bone seen protruding from the excavations. Several grave stones that fell into the pit were moved to nearby Green Hills Cemetery but only some of those stones represent an actual removal of human remains.
During a restoration project at Old Pioneer Cemetery in 1966 it was decided that a resetting of all the stones in their original locations was impossible. Those that were scattered about in the cemetery were reset in rows among the remaining standing markers.
In 1830, Abram Griswold gave the trustees of the Presbyterian Church in Dryden access from the cemetery leading out to the street (East Main Street) and a deed by him, in exchange for $5, for land for the cemetery stipulated that it always be used as a burying ground "for the use of all sects and denominations." At the time the deed was recorded, twenty-seven known burials had already occurred at the site, the earliest being that of four-year-old Henry Godard, in 1815.
The cemetery fell into a deplorable state during the 20th century with vandalism, an overgrowth of vegetation, and excavations from an adjacent gravel pit on its west side. Graves were being exposed with an occasional human bone seen protruding from the excavations. Several grave stones that fell into the pit were moved to nearby Green Hills Cemetery but only some of those stones represent an actual removal of human remains.
During a restoration project at Old Pioneer Cemetery in 1966 it was decided that a resetting of all the stones in their original locations was impossible. Those that were scattered about in the cemetery were reset in rows among the remaining standing markers.
Nearby cemeteries
Dryden, Tompkins County, New York, USA
- Total memorials6
- Percent photographed0%
Dryden, Tompkins County, New York, USA
- Total memorials2
- Percent photographed50%
Dryden, Tompkins County, New York, USA
- Total memorials2k+
- Percent photographed87%
- Percent with GPS8%
Dryden, Tompkins County, New York, USA
- Total memorials7k+
- Percent photographed87%
- Percent with GPS1%
- Added: 20 Jun 2003
- Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 1965309
Success
Uploading...
Waiting...
Failed
This photo was not uploaded because this cemetery already has 20 photos
This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 5 photos to this cemetery
This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 5 photos to this cemetery
Invalid File Type
Birth and death years unknown.
1 photo picked...
2 photos picked...
Uploading 1 Photo
Uploading 2 Photos
1 Photo Uploaded
2 Photos Uploaded
Size exceeded
Too many photos have been uploaded
"Unsupported file type"
• ##count## of 0 memorials with GPS displayed. Double click on map to view more.No cemeteries found