Marist Land History: Marist Brothers Cemetery 1909-1953 --3
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By 1953 the cemetery was full, and expansion would have been difficult because of the rock formations. The Brothers established a second cemetery in Esopus New York which has been in use since 1953.
An attempt was made to relocate the graves in Poughkeepsie to Esopus, but the legal technicalities became formidable. Since the level of the original cemetery was about 15 feet below the level established for the Myers parcel site of the proposed McCann Athletic Center, just south of the cemetery, Brother Nilus carefully turned over the crosses at each grave, and broke the wall leaving the stones in place to mark the border of the site. The College agreed not to construct any edifices over the cemetery, and established a monument to be placed over or near the cemetery site.
An attempt was made to relocate the graves in Poughkeepsie to Esopus, but the legal technicalities became formidable. Since the level of the original cemetery was about 15 feet below the level established for the Myers parcel site of the proposed McCann Athletic Center, just south of the cemetery, Brother Nilus carefully turned over the crosses at each grave, and broke the wall leaving the stones in place to mark the border of the site. The College agreed not to construct any edifices over the cemetery, and established a monument to be placed over or near the cemetery site.
Creator
Richard Foy
Date Created
September 2010
Type
Photograph
