Moravia Union Cemetery

	Moravia Union Cemetery
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Cemetery in 2022
Location	NY 38, Moravia, New York
Coordinates	42°42′7″N 76°25′4″W / 42.70194°N 76.41778°W
Area	3 acres (1.2 ha)
Built	1807
MPS	Moravia MPS
NRHP reference No.	95001278
Added to NRHP	November 7, 1995

Moravia Union Cemetery, also known as Dry Creek Cemetery, is a historic cemetery located in the village of Moravia in Cayuga County, New York. The cemetery opened in 1807 and is believed to contain the graves of approximately 350 individuals. Approximately 180 headstones and monuments remain standing. A number of headstones exhibit typical New England–style funerary art from the early 19th century. It contains the graves of many of the village of Moravia's earliest settlers.^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.^[1]

Some have epitaphs, some of which can be determined to be from hymns, e.g. by Charles Wesley or by ___.

An 1831 death's gravestone has words of this hymn (appearing in an 1857 collection of hymnal hits): "How peaceful is the closing scene where..."
Another cites "I am Going the Way of all the Earth" by Charles Wesley: "Pass a few fleeting years..." See https://hymnary.org/text/pass_a_few_swiftly_fleeting_years#pagescans this pagescan from what year?
Another epitaph has been used elsewhere nearby:
- In the town hall of Caroline, New York, this.
- Roe Cemetery: [1]
- Perry Cemetery in Sempronius in Cayuga County: here
And one about "exiles" and "servants": here.

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ Mark Peckham (June 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Moravia Union Cemetery". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2009-11-10.See also: "Accompanying five photos".

External links

Media related to Moravia Union Cemetery at Wikimedia Commons
Dry Creek Cemetery, a.k.a. Moravia Rural Cemetery at Find a Grave
Moravia Rural or Dry Creek Cemetery #137, Rootsweb website

[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.

[nrhpinv_ny-2] Mark Peckham (June 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Moravia Union Cemetery". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2009-11-10.See also: "Accompanying five photos".

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