-----Original Message----- From: Johnna Parliament [mailto:johnnaparliament@goodkind.net] Sent: Monday, May 01, 2000 11:27 AM To: NYWEST-L@rootsweb.com Subject: NYACK'S OAK HILL CEMETERY Newspaper article appearing Sunday, April31st gave the following info on famous and founders buried here. Union and Confederate Civil War veterans and village founders are buried here along with 21,000 others. Oldest Headstone: Harmanus Tallman - grandson of the founder Dowe Harmensen Tallman who first settled Nyack 1684. NOTE: OLDER HEADSTONES WERE RELOCATED FROM AN EARLIER CEMETERY AT SALISBURY POINT IN SOUTH NYACK WHEN THE LOW LYING RIVERFRONT LAND MADE BURIALS RISKY. DAVID SMITH OFFERED THE LAND WHERE THE CURRENT OAK HILL CEMETERY EXISTS SINCE 1848. Civil War Vets: Edward Pye Commander Co F 95th NY Regiment died @ The Battle of Gettysberg General Daniel Ullman who urged President Lincoln to establish a regiment of African-American soldiers. Towt Waldron Co G of 17th NY Zouave Regiment - the first Nyack soldier killed in the Civil War Early Settlers: Commodore William Voorhis who staged sailing regattas in the Hudon River in the 19th century. William Hand owned a mansion on South Franklin Street, was an inventor who worked with Thomas Edison J.E. Braunsdorf founded Pearl River Politician Sen Clarence Lexow rooted corruption in NYC's 5 boroughs allowing NYC to become a city in 1848 Theatre Folk Helen Hayes with husdand Charles MacArthur and daughter Mary Ben Hecht MacArthur's collaborator on "The Front Page" and "Twentieth Century" his wife Rose and daughter Jenny Artist Edward Hopper his wife Josephine buried at a high point with a panoramic view of Tappan Zee Author Carson McCuller "The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter" Educator Alvin Johnson founded THe New School For Social Research Cemetery entrance on Route 9W. For information call Bob Goldberg (914) 268-3838