Concordia Cemetery is a historic cemetery in Buffalo in Erie County, New York. It consists of a 15-acre (61,000 m2) rectangular plot and was founded in 1859 by three German congregations: First Trinity Lutheran Church, St. Peter's Evangelical Church, and St. Stephen's Evangelical Church. It has an important association with the immigrant German community in Buffalo during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The cemetery includes approximately 21,000 plots.[2]
Concordia Cemetery | |
 The entrance to Concordia Cemetery | |
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| Location | 438 Walden Ave., Buffalo, New York |
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| Coordinates | 42°54′22″N 78°49′10″W / 42.90611°N 78.81944°W |
| Area | 15 acres (6.1 ha) |
| Built | 1859 |
| NRHP reference No. | 08000106[1] |
| Added to NRHP | February 28, 2008 |
John McHugh (1844–1910), Indian Campaigns Medal of Honor recipient is buried in Condordia.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.[1]
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Concordia Cemetery
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2019-04-04. Retrieved 2016-07-01. Note: This includes Mark Peckham and Bonnie Fleischauer (September 2007). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Concordia Cemetery" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-07-01. and Accompanying eight photographs
- ^ John McHugh, Congressional Medal of Honor Society
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