Matteawan State Hospital Cemetery
Beacon, Dutchess County, New York, USA
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Beacon, New York 12508 United StatesCoordinates: 41.51464, -73.96668 - Cemetery ID:
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Add PhotosThe Matteawan State Hospital Cemetery, now called The Fishkill Correctional Facility Cemetery, is located just south of Beacon High School. It can be accessed by a walking trail off Matteawan Road.
The Matteawan State Hospital for the criminally insane operated from 1892 until 1977. The cemetery contains the remains of nearly 1,000 patients. The facility was then transitioned to its present use as a medium security prison for men. Internment of inmates continued in the cemetery. During Covid, the cemetery had burials of unclaimed inmates from several New York prison facilities.
The Matteawan State Hospital Cemetery, now called The Fishkill Correctional Facility Cemetery, is located just south of Beacon High School. It can be accessed by a walking trail off Matteawan Road.
The Matteawan State Hospital for the criminally insane operated from 1892 until 1977. The cemetery contains the remains of nearly 1,000 patients. The facility was then transitioned to its present use as a medium security prison for men. Internment of inmates continued in the cemetery. During Covid, the cemetery had burials of unclaimed inmates from several New York prison facilities.
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- Added: 4 Oct 2009
- Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 2325868
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