According to Patrick Raftery:

The development of rural cemeteries in southern and western Westchester County in the mid-19th century had not reached Pleasantville by the time of the Civil War, and the residents who did not belong to its Methodist church had little choice but to bury their loved oes in other municipalities such as Ossining, Tarrytown and White Plains. Henry R. Banks (1823-1890), a resident of Pleasantville, responded to this problem by purchasing a two-acre parcel across from the Pleasantville Methodist Chruch Cemetery from John W. Palmer on May 1, 1863. Fittingly, this piece of property also bordered the south side of Mr. Palmer’s family burial ground. Mr. Banks divided this property into several dozen 20-foot-square plots. After Mr. Banks died in 1890, ownership of the cemetery passed to Mrs. Olive Washburne, from whom a plot for 14 graves could be purchased for $50 in 1910. The condition of the cemetery declined until the late 20th century, at which time it was taken over by the town of Mount Pleasant. Today, burials are still occasionally made by plot owners.








Taken with a Fuji X-E3 and Sigma 18-50mm f2.8

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