NEW YORK CULLINGS
Middleport. – The location of the new high school building on the present site of the Middleport cemetery is being seriously considered. It is planned to remove the bodies from the cemetery to Mountain Ridge and utilize that high and central plot of ground for school purposes.1
REMOVING BODIES FROM CEMETERY
The 400 bodies in the Middleport cemetery which adjoins the New York Central railroad in that village, and which has been an eyesore for years, are being removed to the other cemeteries. The land will be sold to the highest bidder. The first interments in this cemetery date back to 1812.2
- “New York Cullings,” The Castilian (Castile, NY) Daily, 16 February 1911, p. 4, col. ; digital images, Old Fulton New York Post Cards (https://www.fultonhistory.com : accessed 24 July 2025), Historical Newspapers United States and Canada: Castile NY Castilian 1910-1915 Grayscale – 0248.pdf.
- “Removing Bodies from Cemetery,” The Medina (NY) Daily Journal, 27 November 1915, p. 3, col. 4; digital images, Old Fulton New York Post Cards (https://www.fultonhistory.com : accessed 24 July 2025), Historical Newspapers United States and Canada: Medina NY Daily Register Journal 1915-1916 – 0088.pdf.