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Brigidier General John Swift Cemetery
| Historic Site #: | 09-055 (Exists) Type: B1,B5 | Town: | Palmyra | ||
| Site Name: | Brigidier General John Swift Cemetery | GPS Coordinates: | 43.064873, -77.233806 | ||
| Address: | 136 Church Street Palmyra NY | ||||
| Description: | |||||
41 Memorials Church Street across from Catholic Church. 2005 Driving Directions - Rte. 31 West into Palmyra. Follow to the four churches. Make Right onto Maple Avenue. Cemetery is down road about 1/10 mile on the left. There are Historic Markers to mark the location near the roadside. Brigadier General John Smith , a famous War of 1812 general and founder of the Town of Palmyra, is buried here. | |||||
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| photo by VerStreate, 2005 |
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To read about General John Swift, click this link: To search for an individual buried here, click this link: | |||||
NYGENWEB Cemetery web page
Find a Grave web site
Findagrave web page for General John Swift