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1. Fort Hill Cemetery
Some of Auburn's most famous residents are buried at Fort Hill, an outstanding example of the parklike burial grounds resulting from the rural-cemetery movement of the early 1800s. Rising over a middle-class residential and commercial neighborhood near downtown, Fort Hill is a great place for a quiet walk under giant trees and for views of the city. Among those buried here are William H. Seward, who served in the cabinets of two U.S. presidents; Harriet Tubman, who liberated hundreds of slaves; and Captain Myles Keogh, who fought (and died) alongside General George Custer at Little Big Horn.
19 Fort St., Auburn, New York, 13021, USA315-253--8132Sight Details
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2. Mount Hope Cemetery
Formed by a glacier that left undulating terrain upon its retreat, the 196 rolling acres of this cemetery are as much a park as they are the final resting place for more than 370,000 people. Among the more famous laid to rest here are suffragist Susan B. Anthony and anti-slavery leader Frederick Douglass. The cemetery, dedicated in 1838, is one of the nation's oldest. Many headstones retain Victorian symbols such as the anchor, crown, obelisk, or sheaf of wheat. The city owns the cemetery, but a caretakers group called the Friends of Mount Hope Cemetery offers tours.
1133 Mount Hope Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, USA585-428-7999-cemeterySight Details
Rate Includes: Tour admission $5, Daily dawn–dusk. Tour May–Oct., Sat. at 1, Sun. at 2 and 2:30; mid-May–early Aug. Thurs. twilight tours at 7pm. -
3. Woodlawn Cemetery
Mark Twain rests in the Langdon family plot, with his daughter Clara and son-in-law, Ossip Gabrilowitsch, at his feet. A 12-foot-tall monument marks the spot (12 feet, in river terminology, is 2 fathoms, or "mark twain," the derivation of Clemens' pen name).
1200 Walnut St., Elmira, New York, 14905, USA585-394--0840Sight Details
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