Rockville Cemetery

Rockville Cemetery and Bristol and Mexico Monument
Location 45 Merrick Road
Lynbrook, New York
Coordinates 40°39′31″N 73°39′41″W / 40.65861°N 73.66139°W / 40.65861; -73.66139Coordinates: 40°39′31″N 73°39′41″W / 40.65861°N 73.66139°W / 40.65861; -73.66139
Area 13.23 acres (5.35 ha)
Built 1799 (1799)
NRHP Reference # 15000801[1]
Added to NRHP November 16, 2015

Rockville Cemetery and Bristol and Mexico Monument is a historic cemetery located at Lynbrook in Nassau County, New York. The cemetery started as a small local burial ground in 1799. It subsequently came to be the final resting place of many early Near Rockaway settlers. The cemetery features a monument to two nearby shipwrecks, the Bristol and the Mexico, in the winter of 1836-1837. The Bristol and Mexico Monument marks the mass grave of the 139 passengers, mostly Irish immigrants fleeing famine. The shipwrecks resulted in changes to New York Harbor approach practices.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 11/16/15 through 11/20/15. National Park Service. 2015-11-27.
  2. "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)" (Searchable database). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2016-02-01. Note: This includes Art Mattson and Jennifer Betsworth (June 2015). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Rockville Cemetery and Bristol and Mexico Monument" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-02-01. and Accompanying photographs


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