I’ve walked past, in and around the Sparta cemetery, one of the oldest around, dating back to 1764 (12 years before the Revolutionary War), but I’ve never noticed this brightly colored gate leading to a small, enclosed plot at the northwest corner of the cemetery before.

It turns out that the plot was established as a family burial ground by James Boorman, who gave the name of Scarborough to the railroad station near Sparta along the Hudson River Railroad. When Boorman established this plot in the 1860s, it was a separate burial ground from Sparta Cemetery, and remained so until 1927 when the Boorman family deeded the parcel to the First Presbyterian Church of Ossining. In 1939 the Ossining Historical Society assumed responsibility for maintaining the Sparta Cemetery with financial support from the First Presbyterian Church of Ossining. In 1984 the church transferred ownership of the cemetery to the Ossining Historical Society, which in turn transferred ownership of the cemetery to the Town of Ossining in 2014. Information from Clio (https://www.theclio.com/entry/103747)

I’ve so far been unable to find any additional information about Mr. Boorman, but the anchor on the gate might suggest that he was associated with something maritime.

Taken with an Olympus OM-D EM-10 and Panasonic Lumix G 20mm (40mm full frame equivalent) F1.7, a newly acquired lens.