Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery

Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery
Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery
	Postcard showing entrance to Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery, c. 1907
Details
Established	1853
Location	Poughkeepsie, New York, US
Coordinates	41°40′59″N 73°55′55″W / 41.6831°N 73.9320°W
Size	165 acres
Website	Official website
Find a Grave	Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery

The Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery is a rural cemetery located in Poughkeepsie, New York and includes the gravesites of several notable figures.^[2] It also has a crematory. The forty-four acres of land used for the cemetery were purchased by Matthew Vassar.^[3]

Some of its architectural features were designed by J. A. Wood. His work includes the cemetery gates and gatehouse, the Frost Mausoleum, and a monument for Matthew Vassar's nephew, John Guy Vassar.^[4]

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