Lake Ronkonkoma Cemetery LbNA #62871

Lake Ronkonkoma Cemetery was established in 1862. Many war veterans are buried in this cemetery. You will see several with the American Legion medallions staked on their graves. The Long Island Paranormal Investigators took a photo here of what appears to be an apparition in the form of a soldier; perhaps with a saber at his side (you can view this photo on liparanormalinvestigators.com under Haunted Five Corners Cemetery). You will also spot historical Suffolk families: Hawkins, Newton, Hallock, and Smith, to name a few. These names pop up all over the cemetery.

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Park in the lot behind the United Methodist Church of Lake Ronkonkoma.
Enter the cemetery via the stone stairwell behind the building.
Follow the asphalt path until you see "Rules and Regulations" on left.
With your back to the sign, walk on the car path towards Hawkins Ave (you will pass WWII/Korean War vet Nerheim on your right).
The VFW honors our vets with memorial poppies.
A four-sister tree holds "The Poppy" on the right. Please re-hide well with twigs & leaves, etc...

Return to the car path and go back towards the rules sign.
Bear right with the path and notice AGNEW TAYLOR
BONUS *The hardware store that bears this name has been located on the corner of Hawkins Ave and Portion Road for over 100 years.
You might like to drive by after this LB and peek at the Radio Flyer wagons in the storefront windows. If you take a right turn on Hawkins from the cemetery, its only a few minutes drive. *wink* okay, back to our clues...

From Agnew Taylor, go to the wooden cross. There are a few vets laid to rest in this area.
Say hello to Newton, Kirk, Fish, Berger, and Swain.
Notice LCDR Girardet, Spanish American War/WWI/WWII vet. His family will pop again later in this hunt...
but for now, walk behind Becker and pass between Hawkins and Hallock towards the beginning of an asphalt trail by the fence line.
Say hello to "everybody's friend" and start on the path, passing SSGT Powell WWII vet, on your right.
Keep going same direction, passing the Smith vets on the right.
Pass Thorne on the right and start looking for the Browne obelisk on the right side near the fence.
"The Doughboys" take cover in a hole in the tree beside Browne. Please re-hide well with stones & bark.

With your back to Browne, walk to the anchor (about 2 o'clock) on a grey spire.
On this spire find the Redford/Tomkinson handshake and walk towards the fence as you face Smith Street.
Pass Rolston on left, pass Mary on right.
When you hit the asphalt path make a left.
Follow the path towards the parking lot.
Make a right at the Wittes.
Only a few paces, on your left, 2 stone pillars 4ft tall, almost touching. "The Calvary" waits in the gap among the ivy.
(Remember this cavalry symbol, we are visiting a cavalry soldier next)

Now with your back to the church walk to the asphalt path in front of you.
Scan the not too distant horizon looking for the cavalry symbol etched in a stone obelisk.
Walk to this site via the asphalt path.
Edward J Carmick, Capt. CIVIL WAR CASUALTY. "this brave young life was not lost in vain..."
From Carmick walk (not far behind you) to the small cluster of old headstones in the far corner of the cemetery near Smith Street.
Here lies Pvt. John Akerly, Revolutionary War vet.
About-face to a small bush in which "The Patriot" stands tall.

Stay close to the fence on your right and walk towards the church.
Make a left onto the asphalt path and pass between Newton & Hawkins.
Keep going, pass the Wittes again and make a right towards the lot gate.
Stop before exiting.
Visit WWII/WWII vet CMM Newton on left. Next to Newton plot is Girardet Family (kin to our LCDR Girardet from other side of cemetery).
Wedged in the 'H-bush' are "The Spirit of 1776" and our logbook.