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Patriot Burials Marker Dedication Ceremonies

Historic Marker Unveiling
Saturday, May 28th, 2022 12:00pm to 3:00pm
Sterling Center Cemetery: 1356 NY-104A, Sterling, NY 13156

Dedication ceremonies for three new Patriot Burials markers will be held in Sterling, NY on May 28, 2022.  The first will be held at Sterling Center Cemetery at noon, followed by the Martville Cemetery at 1 p.m. and the Overocker Cemetery at 2 p.m. A reception will be held at the Fair Haven Pavilion beginning at 3 p.m.

PATRIOT BURIALS
STERLING CENTER CEMETERY
EARLIEST BURIAL CA. 1816.
AT LEAST FIVE REVOLUTIONARY
WAR VETERANS INTERRED HERE
CA. 1818-1848.
WILLIAM G. POMEROY FOUNDATION 2022

PATRIOT BURIAL
MARTVILLE CEMETERY
REVOLUTIONARY WAR VETERAN
SQUIRE WILSON BURIED HERE
CA. 1845. SERVED WITH WAIT’S
BATTALION IN VT MILITIA.
WILLIAM G. POMEROY FOUNDATION 2022

PATRIOT BURIALS
OVEROCKER CEMETERY
AKA OVERACRE CEMETERY
LIEUTENANT CORNELIUS ACKERSON
REVOLUTIONARY WAR VETERAN
INTERRED HERE 1845.
WILLIAM G. POMEROY FOUNDATION 2021