The exact location of the cemetery where Revolutionary War soldiers had been buried had been a mystery. Recently graves were discovered south of the museum. A memorial had been placed on that site by the DAR. That memorial was moved during road construction and was relocated to the grounds of the Van Wyck Museum. It was originally dedicated on October 14, 1897. Major-General Daniel Butterfield of Civil War fame addressed the crowd. In a newspaper account of the time it read:

“The guests then repaired to the ground of the famous and historic Wharton house (Van Wyck Homestead) nearby. The house was thrown open to the inspection of visitors. The room where Enoch Crosby, the spy, was tried by the court martial; the room occupied by General Washington, and other points of interest in the house were freely shown to visitors. The ladies of the Melzingah Chapter (DAR) had provided a bountiful lunch on the lawn of the Wharton house”.

The cemetery’s location is now known. (Van Wyck Homestead Museum Self-Guided Trail Guide)

Taken with a Sony RX-100 M3.