Old Southeast Cemetery LbNA #43050 (ARCHIVED)
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Add Location| Owner: | Adoptable |
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| Plant date: | Aug 27, 2008 |
| Location: | |
| City: | Brewster |
| County: | Putnam |
| State: | New York |
| Boxes: | 1 |
| Planted by: | Karen & K9s  |
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| Found by: | Birdy |
| Last found: | Nov 26, 2011 |
| Status: | FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFaar |
| Last edited: | Aug 27, 2008 |
Old Southeast Cemetery
Note: ***This box will be unavailable until after Memorial Day, 2012, due to cemetery maintenance. The maintenance crew have picked the box up, but will replace it back in its original spot when their work is done.***
At the southern end of the Doanesburg area in Brewster is the Sears Burying Ground, now known as the Old Southeast Cemetery. The graves of many who lived here before the Revolution can be found in this cemetery, including those of the Reverend Elisha Kent and his wife, Abigail. Abigail Moss Kent has the oldest marked grave in Putnam County. She died in 1751. Next to Elisha Kent is the grave of Hannah Kent Moss, who died December 30, 1771. Her gravestone is beautifully carved, and is the inspiration for my stamp.
The stamp: This stamp is finely carved, and looks best with dark ink. Just use enough ink to cover the stamp. Too much ink might not show the fine lines.
Directions: I 684 North to Rte 22 North. Follow Rte 22 past the A&P Fresh Mart on your left. Start to look for the cemetery on your left, just before the Ski Haus. Park in the beginning of Ski Haus parking lot.
From I 84, get off at exit 19. Make a left onto Rte 312. Follow to end and make a right onto Rte 22. The cemetery is just past Ski Haus on your right. Park in Ski Haus Parking lot, near the cemetery.
To find the letterbox: Enter the cemetery through the metal gate. Walk to the first large evergreen. Turn right and walk a straight line, passing the Crane family, William Brien and Caroline Crosby, to the other side of the cemetery where there are seven small tombstones, all in a row. From the seventh stone, walk to the right. Here you’ll see the Kent family tombstones. Abigail Kent is the oldest. Next to her is her husband, Elisha Kent. Next to him is Hannah Moss Kent. From Hannah Kent’s stone, turn around. Walk to the evergreen that is straight ahead and a little to the left. Say hello to Capt. Joshua Barnum, who died Oct. 28, 1822, at the ripe old age of 85. Just past Joshua’s stone, and before the tree, there is a large rock to your left. It has a smaller tree growing beside it, and some random broken tombstones leaning against it. Behind these tombstones, and under some rocks, is the letterbox. Just slide the rocks out without disturbing the tombstones. Please hide well with the same rocks. Lock the cemetery gate on your way out.
Note: ***This box will be unavailable until after Memorial Day, 2012, due to cemetery maintenance. The maintenance crew have picked the box up, but will replace it back in its original spot when their work is done.***
At the southern end of the Doanesburg area in Brewster is the Sears Burying Ground, now known as the Old Southeast Cemetery. The graves of many who lived here before the Revolution can be found in this cemetery, including those of the Reverend Elisha Kent and his wife, Abigail. Abigail Moss Kent has the oldest marked grave in Putnam County. She died in 1751. Next to Elisha Kent is the grave of Hannah Kent Moss, who died December 30, 1771. Her gravestone is beautifully carved, and is the inspiration for my stamp.
The stamp: This stamp is finely carved, and looks best with dark ink. Just use enough ink to cover the stamp. Too much ink might not show the fine lines.
Directions: I 684 North to Rte 22 North. Follow Rte 22 past the A&P Fresh Mart on your left. Start to look for the cemetery on your left, just before the Ski Haus. Park in the beginning of Ski Haus parking lot.
From I 84, get off at exit 19. Make a left onto Rte 312. Follow to end and make a right onto Rte 22. The cemetery is just past Ski Haus on your right. Park in Ski Haus Parking lot, near the cemetery.
To find the letterbox: Enter the cemetery through the metal gate. Walk to the first large evergreen. Turn right and walk a straight line, passing the Crane family, William Brien and Caroline Crosby, to the other side of the cemetery where there are seven small tombstones, all in a row. From the seventh stone, walk to the right. Here you’ll see the Kent family tombstones. Abigail Kent is the oldest. Next to her is her husband, Elisha Kent. Next to him is Hannah Moss Kent. From Hannah Kent’s stone, turn around. Walk to the evergreen that is straight ahead and a little to the left. Say hello to Capt. Joshua Barnum, who died Oct. 28, 1822, at the ripe old age of 85. Just past Joshua’s stone, and before the tree, there is a large rock to your left. It has a smaller tree growing beside it, and some random broken tombstones leaning against it. Behind these tombstones, and under some rocks, is the letterbox. Just slide the rocks out without disturbing the tombstones. Please hide well with the same rocks. Lock the cemetery gate on your way out.