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Prospect Hill Cemetery (Schuylerville, New York)

Prospect Hill Cemetery is a cemetery in Schuylerville, New York opened in 1865.

About

Founded in 1865, the cemetery is situated next to the towering Saratoga Monument. The cemetery abuts the Victory Woods trail.

Notable monuments

The cemetery includes the Soldier Monument, a monument dedicated to Company K of the 77th Regiment of the civil war. The first ten men to join Company K received a bounty of ten dollars apiece. The company's chosen captain, John R. Rockwell, was the editor of the Saratoga American. This company consisted of three-fourths of the 340 soldiers who marched from Saratoga to fight for the Union.

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