{"nrhp_refnum":"92001593","name":"Old Cochecton Cemetery","other_names":[],"category":"site","location":{"address":"W of NY 97, N of jct. with Co. Rd. 114","address_restricted":false,"city":"Cochecton","county":"Sullivan County","state":"NY","lat":41.711288495000076,"lon":-75.04913526999997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1992-11-27","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Exploration/Settlement"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A small private cemetery in Cochecton, Sullivan County, New York, between the railroad tracks and the Delaware River at Taylor's Eddy. It was established around 1774 and holds about 150 burials.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the cemetery is believed to be the oldest surviving burying ground in the Upper Delaware valley and ties directly to its first white settlers, including the Tyler and Calkins families. It is one of the few intact reminders of pre-19th-century community life. It also keeps a high level of integrity, with very few markers dated after 1942.","narrative":"Old Cochecton Cemetery, also called Taylor's Eddy Cemetery, sits on the bank of the Delaware River in Sullivan County, New York, with the railroad tracks between it and the nearby community. Used from about 1774, it is believed to be the oldest surviving burying ground in the Upper Delaware valley. Early settlers, including members of the Tyler and Calkins families, were buried near the river, and some were brought by canoe. The oldest graves have fieldstone markers, many damaged by an 1857 ice jam and flood. Marble headstones began appearing in 1829, and the upper terrace holds Victorian-era tablets and obelisks. About 150 burials are believed to be present. Ebenezer Taylor, who built a nearby inn and store in the 1790s, maintained the site, and the Presbyterian Church took over its care in 1872. It was listed for its age and its link to early settlement, and for having very few post-1942 memorials.","period_of_significance":"1774-1942","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":null,"criteria":["A"],"status_note":"Still in use as a cemetery; the latest recorded burial is from 1978 and all available plot space appears to be used. The grounds are mowed by caretakers.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:45.483114-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/92001593.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/92001593/0c00f1c886-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/92001593/0c00f1c886-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Vonsky87","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Old_Cochecton_Cemetery,_Cochecton,_NY.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Vonsky87</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Old_Cochecton_Cemetery,_Cochecton,_NY.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75315058","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Cochecton_Cemetery","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14707135"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/sullivan-county/old-cochecton-cemetery-92001593/"}