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Dale Cemetery Heritage Trail Ready for Dedication
The Ossining Historic Cemeteries Conservancy will unveil its new project on June 3.
On Sunday, June 3, 2018, at 1 p.m., the Ossining Historic Cemeteries Conservancy (OHCC) will dedicate the new Dale Cemetery Heritage Trail. Located in historic Dale Cemetery at 104 Havell St., the Trail is a collection of 26 grave markers that tell the story of the person or family buried there, and through them the history of Ossining itself. The dedication ceremony will take place at the Claremont Rd. entrance of Dale Cemetery. It is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served.
Along the Heritage Trail, you’ll find historic markers about early settlers and war veterans; doctors and politicians; shipbuilders and civic leaders; a baseball pitcher; a jazz guitarist; a famous anthropologist; and even an Arctic explorer. The Trail includes several structures made of Sing Sing marble, stone quarried at the prison.
The Heritage Trail is designed as a self-guided tour of the cemetery. Large signs at the Claremont Rd. and Marble Pl. entrances welcome visitors. Maps are available, and visitors can choose to drive or walk the Trail any day of the week.
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Founded in 1851, historic Dale Cemetery is a fine example of the 19thcentury Rural Cemetery Movement. This “park of the dead” replaced family burying grounds and church graveyards. Its magnificent natural setting, with rolling hills and far-reaching vistas, made visiting loved ones buried there a calming stroll through nature. Picnics and concerts were commonplace.
The Dale Cemetery Heritage Trail was made possible by a generous Legislative Initiative Grant through the office of New York State Senator David Carlucci, administered through the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. It is a project of Ossining Historic Cemeteries Conservancy, a 501c(3) non-profit organization whose mission is to preserve, enhance, and share the beauty of Dale and Sparta Cemeteries for the benefit of future and past generations.
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Dale is an active non-sectarian public cemetery. Owned by the Town of Ossining since 2004, Dale Cemetery was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.
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