>From the book: The Souvenier Industrial Edition of Plattsburgh 1897 edited and published by W. Lansing & Son, Plattsburgh page 33 Cemeteries Mount Carmel Cemetery Mount Carmel Catholic cemetery is a corporation organized by special act of the legislature in 1895. It contains eighteen acres of land, prettily laid out with potted plants and flower beds, and is situated on the south bank of the Saranac river one mile south of the village. The lots are sixteen feet square; those in desirable parts being sold and other devoted by the trustees free of charge to needy persons. The board of trustees consists of: President, Rev. T. E. Walsh; Hon. J. B. Riley, W. T. Burleigh, Frank McCadden, T. B. Cotter and M. J. Smith; Treasurer, Michael Smith; Secretary, T. B. Cotter. Riverside Cemetery Riverside cemetery is the Protestant burial place, and is situated about half a mile south of the village. It was the first cemetery laid out in Plattsburgh, and among its tombs may be found some of those erected to mark the last resting place of the first settlers of the village. There are also many monuments which have withstood the ravages of the hand of time, marking the graves of those who were killed in in action at the battle of Plattsburgh in 1815. The lot contains about ten acres, and is under the management of a board of trustees, composed of Benjamin Turner, president; and J. B. White and A. W. Baker. The Catholic Cemetery The old Catholic cemetery is part of the Mount Carmel cemetery property and under the same supervision and control. The board of trustees has discontinued the sale of lots, but any that are unoccupied are devoted to the interment of the needy. Lots in both of these cemeteries are cared for by the trustees. Jewish Cemetery The Jewish cemetery is about one and a quarter miles south of the village and adjoins the Mount Carmel cemetery. The ground was purchased by William Cane, in 1857, and presented to the Beth-Isreal Synagogue as a burial place for the Jewish congregation. It is 320 feet square, and about 125 interments have taken place. There are several handsome monuments erected to the memory of the departed, among which may be mentioned those of Cane, Miller, Spear, and Levy. The cemetery is under the supervision of a board of trustees, composed of William M. Levy, M. Schneeberg, and Julius Mendelssohn. ----------- Mark Aubrey [email protected]