“Ramble.” Troy Daily Times. July 3, 1860: 3 col 2. http://gravelyny.blogspot.com/2014/08/troy-nail-factory-cemeterys-high-toned.html Above article I found this morning describing the Oak Grove, Burden’s Lake, and Woodside areas of South Troy. The Nail Factory Cemetery as shown on the 1858 map was (is?) located north of the E. Proudfit mansion (the area that became the monastery), and east of William F. Burden and Henry Burden’s mansion(s). The article describes what would seem to be those mansions, as well as the cemetery: "Look at the magnificent mansions of Messrs. Burden and Proudfit, setting like ducal coronets on the mountain’s brow. Here Summer welcomes you to one of her sweetest charms, the sheen glancing in silken waves from the luxuriant foliage, the gleam of the sunbeams constantly adding new charms to the lovely picture, and the village burying-ground blending a high-toned pensiveness with the landscape.” Mr. and Mrs. Ebenezer Proudfit were responsible for the Proudfit Observatory at RPI http://www.lib.rpi.edu/Archives/buildings/proudfit.html In other news, I was just told some volunteers will be working in Cohoes’ City Cemetery located directly east of and adjacent to Crescent Union Cemetery in Halfmoon tomorrow, Thursday, at 12:30 and again on Monday at 12:30. I don’t know what their work focus will be - possibly trash removal, weed and branch removal, etc. With at present only about twenty marked graves visible when over 950 people were known to have been reinterred there, it’s possible that other headstones will resurface during the cleanup, which could be rewarding. On the other hand, it seems possible that few if any headstones will be found. I can try to get more details if anyone’s interested - short notice, I realize. Chris