Sands Family Cemetery | |
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| Location | Off Sands Point Rd. just S of jct. with Middle Neck Rd., Sands Point, New York |
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| Coordinates | 40°51′29″N 73°43′24″W / 40.85806°N 73.72333°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | ca. 1704 |
| Architect | Multiple |
| NRHP reference No. | 92000092[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 12, 1992 |
Sands Family Cemetery is a historic cemetery located at Sands Point in Nassau County, New York. It was established about 1704 and includes burials through 1867. It includes 12 rows of 86 extant headstones. Records indicate the cemetery contains 112 members of the family, relatives, and friends. It includes a number of notable examples of funerary art.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.[1]
References
- 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ↑ John A. Bonafide (November 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Sands Family Cemetery". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2010-10-30. See also: "Accompanying 14 photos".
External links
- "Early Burial Grounds," by Veronica Campiello (Port Washington News; November 2, 2015)
- Sand Point Cemetery at Find a Grave
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