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Sands Family Cemetery

Coordinates: 40°51′29″N 73°43′24″W / 40.85806°N 73.72333°W / 40.85806; -73.72333
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Sands Family Cemetery
Sands Family Cemetery is located in New York
Sands Family Cemetery
Sands Family Cemetery is located in the United States
Sands Family Cemetery
LocationOff Sands Point Rd. just S of jct. with Middle Neck Rd., Sands Point, New York
Coordinates40°51′29″N 73°43′24″W / 40.85806°N 73.72333°W / 40.85806; -73.72333
Arealess than one acre
Builtca. 1704
ArchitectMultiple
NRHP reference No.92000092[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 12, 1992

The Sands Family Cemetery is a historic cemetery located in the Incorporated Village of Sands Point in Nassau County, New York, United States.

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The cemetery was established around 1704 and includes burials through 1867. It includes 12 rows of 86 extant headstones. Records indicate the cemetery contains 112 members of the family, relatives, and friends. It includes a number of notable examples of funerary art.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ John A. Bonafide (November 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Sands Family Cemetery". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2010-10-30. See also: "Accompanying 14 photos".
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