Fort Golgotha and the Old Burial Hill Cemetery, historic cemetery in New York, United States
Fort Golgotha and the Old Burial Hill Cemetery form a historic site in Huntington, New York, consisting of the remains of a fort from the American Revolutionary period and an old graveyard. The fort's thick stone walls show rough, simple construction, while the cemetery holds weathered headstones of varying sizes and styles dating back to the 1600s.
The fort was built in 1782 by the King's American Dragoons as part of British defenses around Huntington during the Revolutionary War. After British forces left in 1783, the fort was dismantled and the land was restored as a cemetery, while a nearby destroyed church was later rebuilt.
The cemetery is known locally as the Old Burying Ground and reflects the community through its varied headstones from different eras. Family members regularly visit to tend the graves and leave flowers, maintaining a living tradition that connects people to their ancestors.
The site is open to the public with no entrance fee, and visitors can walk among the graves on packed earth paths. It is best to watch your footing on uneven ground and respect the quiet, reverent setting when moving through the burial ground.
Over 100 headstones from the cemetery were reused during the Revolutionary period as flooring and fireplace materials in local buildings. This reuse reflects the practical needs of the time when stone resources were repurposed during wartime.
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