Never a large cemetery, the Village (Mansion Street) burying ground originally sponsored by the Dutch Reformed Church in 1826 was running out of space. Even those families fortunate enough to have inherited plots were faced with the same problem. The need for a new cemetery was obvious to all as the Civil War receded. Thus…

The words of Coxsackie Union Editor Franklin were prophetic, for the Riverside Cemetery has become “an ornament to the town unsurpassed in attractiveness by other cemeteries.” The design and layout of the grounds is very pleasing. The roads and sections are orderly, but not strictly rectangular, with sufficient variety to lend interest. Often overlooked, but…