Historic Vassar burial ground for the Vassar Temple

Temple: 140 Hooker Avenue, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601. Cemetery: LaGrange Avenue, Poughkeepsie, NY

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About Historic Vassar burial ground for the Vassar Temple

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Historic burial ground associated with Vassar Temple, with graves dating to the 1850s, located on Pershing Avenue.

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BackgroundSome of the oldest gravestones date back to the 1850s.

BackgroundSituated on Pershing Avenue.

PolicyVassar Temple cemetery regulations apply. The specific terms are not published online.

PracticalAn annual memorial service is held at Vassar Temple Cemetery.

Where it is, and who can arrange a burial there

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