Located in Brooklyn, the then rural cemetery was founded in 1838. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 2006 and consists of 478 acres. There were some unusual monuments such as this one of the "Progressive Minstrel" who was one of the first US white owners of a minstrel troupe composed of black members.
Then there's the "let sleeping dogs lie" in front of a mausoleum.
Even without her sword, this is an impressive angel.
These two ladies look very familiar...
...I think they appear in cemeteries across the county...or maybe it's the pose.I named this one Harriet after my aunt.
This weeping angle is one of my all time favorites. A Dog Monument......I couldn't figure out if the dog was buried there too or just the owner.Notables buried here include: Leonard Bernstein, Horace Greeley, William Hart, Henry Steinway, Louis Comfort Tiffany, Samuel Morse (inventor of Morse Code), William 'Boss' Tweed, to name a few.
These images were taken in October 2001.
It was overcast and threatening rain, but I headed over to Stony Point. Close by, I found this interesting structure:
Looks like it may have been some type of business using a lighthouse type motif. When I got to the lighthouse, I found this:
Having my access blocked by private property, my image angles were limited.
Built in 1838, it went through a few structural changes before it was replaced by an automated beacon on a tower in 1947. The current owners bought it in 2002 and found it's restoration turned into a project like the movie "The Money Pit." 
As you can see, there is no lamp:
On the way back to Watertown, I stopped by a cemetery I noticed from the freeway: Elmwood Cemetery.
I thought the red flags were a Marine designation, until I looked closely:
One or both of them must have been a teacher.
