Hi, everyone... Below please find a piece transcribed from *The History of Saratoga County, New York* by Nathaniel Sylvester, 1893. This paragraph mentions the disappearance of an old burying ground at Bemus Heights, where a great battle took place within the Battle of Saratoga in the fall of 1777. It is interesting that the author, whose work was published in 1893, was lamenting the disappearance of the old burying ground. It had become a hog pasture. 'Tis a theme that is echoed today, more than two centuries later... Susan ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Ezra BUELL was here before the Revolution. His name is frequent in the early records and early history. He was in the battles of Bemus Heights, and was the old guide who went over the battleground with visitors for many years. He was the first crier of the county court. He was a bachelor. His home was with the BACON family. He was buried at Bemus Heights, in the old burial ground. Upon the fallen stone lying upon the grave may be read, "Major Ezra BUELL. Died October 23, 1838, aged ninety. He was a noted Whig in the time of the Revolution, guide to the army." Charles ENSIGN, of the present hotel in Stillwater, well remembers being sent from his father's tavern up the river, when a little boy, to bring Major BUELL to assist visitors in studying up the battleground. The graveyard where the old major sleeps deserves a better destiny than to be turned into a hog pasture, as it now is. The patriotism that would crown these summits with a monument to the memory of the great conflict, may well devote a portion of its strength to marking the late resting place of the individuals who fought and won in this decisive battle." Transcribed by S.L. Willig, 2002