M. Sheahan:
I came across this cemetery as I was walking around the Scarborough area when I got there two hours earlier than I had planned
M. Sheahan:
The cemetery is old, with graves going back to the early 1700s; the newest grave I found was filled in 1999 and was buried next to family that had died in the 1950s
M. Sheahan:
Sparta Cemetery is on a road with some very fancy and expensive homes
M. Sheahan:
the cemetery is on Revolutionary Road in the Briarcliff Manor-Ossining area - setting of the John Cheever novel
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an old faded tombstone on the edge of the cemetery
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it was a beautiful day
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a fallen tombstone is grown over
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old Revolutionary War graves- marked with stone that had been scarred in battle
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walled area of Revolutionary War graves
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walking around cemeteries is excellent
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closer look at the sign
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overview of the cemetery
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view from the other side of Revolutionary Road
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the Hudson River from Scarborough Park, near the Metro North station
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Tappan Zee bridge in the distance
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more from Scarborough park
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Blackout Matt with Blackout Mom
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Blackout Matt and Blackout Mom - Blackout Mom supports the cause
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Blue Betty
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Blue Betty rests at night
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Blackout Matt and Blue Betty