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2 unusual facts about Cortland Rural Cemetery


Cortland Rural Cemetery

Adjacent to the State University of New York at Cortland, located at 110 Tompkins Street, and a included in the Tompkins Street-Main Street Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places, the cemetery has over 19,000 individual graves on its grounds, including those of many notable figures in Cortland's history.

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The cemetery's grounds also include noteworthy historical architectural structures, including the Gibson Memorial Chapel designed (circa 1922) by noted architect George W. Conable and an office/garage and superintendent's mansion designed by Carl Wesley Clark (circa 1928).



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