Mount Pleasant Cemetery - Collins, NY
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N 42° 29.789 W 078° 48.102
17T E 680639 N 4707244
Historical plaque for pioneer cemetery
Waymark Code: WM16DV9
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 07/09/2022
Views: 1
This historical plaque is located near Collins, New York on East Becker Road. The plaque notes the history of the nearby Mount Pleasant Cemetery including Nathaniel Knight, the first Assemblyman from southern Erie county, and Revolutionary War soldiers Jonathan and Sylvanus Parkinson.
PLAQUE TEXT:
"MOUNT PLEASANT CEMETERY
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Buried here are three
early residents of Collins.
Nathaniel Knight was the first
New York State Assemblyman
from southern Erie County.
Jonathan Parkinson and
Sylvanus Parkinson,
two Revolutionary War soldiers,
are also buried here.
ERECTED BY ERIE COUNTY SESQUINCENTENNIAL COMMITTEE 1971""
Marker Name: Mou
Marker Type: Roadside
Agency: Erie County
Dedication Date: 1971
City/Town/Village Name: Collins
County: Erie
Region: Chautauqua-Allegheny (Region 1)
Website: Not listed
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