Green Hill Cemetery, Amsterdam

#6 among attractions in Amsterdam

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Facts and practical information

Green Hill Cemetery is a historic rural cemetery located at Amsterdam in Montgomery County, New York. It was established in 1858. Unitarian Minister Amory Dwight Mayo delivered the dedication address, which explained the role that cemeteries played in creating a "Christian Republic." It encompasses 14,860 individual interments marked by imposing mausolea, elaborate monuments, family plots, decorative markers, and simple stones. It includes four contributing structures: Church Street entrance gate, upper pedestrian gate and path, receiving vault, and Sanford mausoleum. Notable burials include congressman Benedict Arnold and his grandson Lt. Benedict Arnold Leonard. ()

Coordinates: 42°56'16"N, 74°11'8"W

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Amsterdam United States

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Green Hill Cemetery – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Walter Elwood Museum, Temple of Israel, Riverlink Park Summer Concert Series, Green Hill Cemetery.

~730 ftN
Specialty museum, Museum, History museum
Walter Elwood Museum, Amsterdam
4 min walk • The Walter Elwood Museum is a museum of local history in Amsterdam, New York. The museum is currently located in at 100 Church Street in the former Noteworthy Complex and historic Sanford & Sons Carpet Mills building.
0.5 miW
Synagogue
Temple of Israel, Amsterdam
14 min walk • The Temple of Israel is a historic synagogue located at 81⁄2 Mohawk Place in Amsterdam, Montgomery County, New York. It was built in 1901 and was designed by Worthy Niver in the Late Victorian and late 19th- and 20th-century revival styles.
0.4 miSW
42°56'5"N • 74°11'32"W
Riverlink Park Summer Concert Series, Amsterdam
10 min walk • Park
~80 ftE
Cemetery
Green Hill Cemetery, Amsterdam
1 min walk • Green Hill Cemetery is a historic rural cemetery located at Amsterdam in Montgomery County, New York. It was established in 1858.
0.5 miN
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Saint Stanislaus Roman Catholic Church Complex, Amsterdam
12 min walk • Saint Stanislaus Roman Catholic Church Complex is a historic Roman Catholic church complex at 42, 46, 50 Cornell Street, and 73 Reid Street in Amsterdam, Montgomery County, New York.
~1360 ftW
42°56'15"N • 74°11'27"W
Amsterdam Free Library, Amsterdam
7 min walk • Library
0.5 miW
42°56'8"N • 74°11'41"W
Mohawk Valley Gateway Overlook pedestrian bridge, Amsterdam
13 min walk • Bridge

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Which popular attractions are close to Green Hill Cemetery?

Nearby attractions include Green Hill Cemetery, Amsterdam (1 min walk), Walter Elwood Museum, Amsterdam (4 min walk), Amsterdam Free Library, Amsterdam (7 min walk), Riverlink Park Summer Concert Series, Amsterdam (10 min walk).

How to get to Green Hill Cemetery by public transport?

The nearest stations to Green Hill Cemetery:

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GTS Riverfront Center • Lines: Amsterdam Route (6 min walk)
GTS 40 Wall • Lines: Amsterdam Route (14 min walk)

Green Hill Cemetery, Amsterdam

Facts and practical information

Green Hill Cemetery – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Walter Elwood Museum, Amsterdam

Temple of Israel, Amsterdam

Riverlink Park Summer Concert Series, Amsterdam