Members of Boy Scout Troop 45 carry a large tree limb out of the Amity Cemetery on Saturday, April 23. (
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Members of Boy Scout Troop 45 carried a tarp filled with tree branches out of the Amity Cemetery on Saturday. (
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This Warwick resident participates in the community effort to remove debris from the Amity Cemetery on Sat., Apr. 23. (
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Warwick residents pick up fallen tree branches at the Amity Cemetery in a community effort to clean up the cemetery, spearheaded by the Warwick Historical Society’s Cemetery Preservation Clean-Up Crew. (
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Warwick residents worked together on Saturday, raking leaves, weed whacking and removing debris covering headstones at the Amity Cemetery, in Warwick’s hamlet of Amity.
The cemetery was established by the Amity Presbyterian Church around its founding in November of 1796. Deputy Town Historian Sue Gardner provided information about the cemetery, saying that although research is continuing, known veterans buried there from the Revolutionary War include Daniel Caine, Robert Ferrier, William Hedger, Silas Holly, David Nanny, Herman Rowlee, Sr., and Caleb Taylor. Several veterans from the Civil War are also buried at the site.
As a way to honor those laid to rest in this historic cemetery, the Warwick Historical Society’s Cemetery Preservation Clean-Up Crew organized this community effort that brought out many volunteers including Boy Scout Troop 45. For more information about the Warwick Historical Society or future cemetery clean-ups. call 845-986-3236 or visit www.warwickhistory.org.
Photo: Cemetery Cleanup 1
Photo by Jennifer O’Connor
Members of Boy Scout Troop 45 carry a large tree limb out of the Amity Cemetery on Sat., Apr. 23.
Photo: Cemetery Cleanup 2
Photo by Jennifer O’Connor
Members of Boy Scout Troop 45 carry a tarp filled with tree branches out of the Amity Cemetery on Sat., Apr. 23.
Photo: Cemetery Cleanup 3
Photo by Jennifer O’Connor
This Warwick resident participates in the community effort to remove debris from the Amity Cemetery on Sat., Apr. 23.
Photo: Cemetery Cleanup 4
Photo by Jennifer O’Connor
Warwick residents pick up fallen tree branches at the Amity Cemetery on Sat., Apr. 23 in a community effort to clean-up the cemetery spearheaded by the Warwick Historical Society’s Cemetery Preservation Clean-Up Crew.
Photo: Cemetery Cleanup 5
Photo by Jennifer O’Connor
Warwick residents worked together to clean-up debris from the Amity Cemetery on Sat., Apr. 23.