Riverview Cemetery: Historic Marker
- Alysha Kuhn
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Riverview Cemetery first became a cemetery when Dr. Nathan Carver donated a plot of land to its development in 1811. 110 years later, William H. Miner followed suit and donated sixteen acres to the further development of the cemetery. A year prior to this large donation from Mr. Miner, Riverview Cemetery was incorporated, on July 22nd, 1920. The incorporation process began with a meeting on that date in the Presbyterian Church in Chazy. At that meeting officers were elected for the span of one year: President C.E. Hamilton, Vice President A. W. Fairbanks, Secretary J. R. McCuen, and Treasurer L.A. Childs.
One well known Chazy citizen buried in this cemetery is Mr. Almond Fisk. Throughout the Victorian era people began to fear the presence of grave-robbers, therefore, a series of inventions arose during this time period in order to prevent grave-robberies. One of these such inventions was the "Fisk Metallic Coffin." This unique invention consisted of a coffin made completely out of an extremely heavy gauge iron that was bolted shut and had a glass porthole that displayed the occupant's face. The metallic burial case was very successful with the First Lady of the 4th President of the United States; Dolly Madison was buried in one, as was Vice President John C. Calhoun. However, Almond Fisk died at the age of 32 on October 13, 1850, of pneumonia after fighting a fire at his coffin factory. It is unknown whether or not Fisk is buried in one of his famous coffins.
Along with Almond Fisk, William H. Miner and Alice T. Miner are buried in the Riverview Cemetery. The historic marker commemorating the donations of Dr. Nathan Carver, and William H. Miner is standing outside the cemetery and was erected by the Town of Chazy.
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List of tombstones in Riverview Cemetery: http://www.nnytombstoneproject.net/clinton/chazy/riverview.htm
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