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Moss Street Cemetery

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2017. 12 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1895.

From the record

One of 52 National Register listings published here for Washington County · listed in 2017 · category: Site.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

  • What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building, 1 site as contributing to the listing.
  • Address. 3097 US 4, Hudson Falls, 12839
  • When was it listed? February 2017
  • Category. site
  • Town. Kingsbury town
  • National Register reference number. 100000650 - assigned by the National Park Service when the property was listed.

Then and now

1895 to 1989

The ground this property stands on, surveyed 94 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet covering Moss Street Cemetery, surveyed 1989
Topographic sheet covering Moss Street Cemetery, surveyed 1895

Fires near this property

354 since 1996

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 354 fires within 5 miles of Moss Street Cemetery between 1996 and 2020, burning about 260 acres in total. 19 started naturally. 65 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined179
Arson/incendiarism65
Smoking30
Natural19
Equipment and vehicle use16
Recreation and ceremony15
Debris and open burning14
Misuse of fire by a minor9
Power generation/transmission/distribution5
Railroad operations and maintenance2

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
6 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
3 September 2007Naturalunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
29 September 2016Smokingunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
27 September 2014Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
24 September 2020Equipment and vehicle use2.9 acresFire Department of New YorkNA
24 September 2015Smoking1.1 acresFire Department of New YorkNA
23 September 2018Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A

Every fire recorded in Washington County

Mines and quarries near this property

10 of 13 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Moss Street Cemetery: 10 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Limestone, General, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Marble, Dimension. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Morgan Lumber & Lime Company QuarryLimestone, General, Marble, DimensionPast Producer1882, 1975
Chestertown QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Glen Falls Quarry & Cement PlantStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Chesterton Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Iuliucci PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Johnson PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
O'Conner Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Chestertown QuarryLimestone, GeneralPast ProducerSedimentary
Glens Falls QuarryLimestone, GeneralPast ProducerSedimentary
Glens Falls QuarryLimestone, GeneralPast ProducerSedimentary

Every working recorded in Washington County

Storms near this property

39 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hudson Falls, the town this property stands in, in 39 storm reports between 1994 and 2024: 24 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail, 4 flood, 3 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
September 2007LightningHudson Falls$200,000Lightning struck a home on Fourth Street in Hudson Falls at approximately 1745 LST. The lightning is believed to have struck a cable antenna on the roof, which consequently started a fire and then spread.||The fire caused extensive damage to the house.
July 2001Thunderstorm WindHudson Falls$100,000no account filed
April 2011FloodSouth Hudson Falls$53,000Flooding occurred along the Hudson River in Washington County. Numerous roadways, houses and riverside camps were flooded. Some properties had several feet of water in them. ||In the Village of Fort Edward, properties were flooded on the east bank of the river|and on Rogers Island. Sandbags were used to protect some residences. The Idle Hour Social Club on Rogers Island was under several feet of water along with several vehicles in the parking lot. Underwood Park was completely submerged. Washington County Emergency Management Services reported the evacuation of about 16 residences not including commercial buildings due to rising waters. Despite sandbagging efforts, several residences were flooded. ||Route 29, Ferry Road, was closed between Route 4/32 in Schuylerville and County Route 113, River Road, in Washington County.
July 2001HailHudson Falls$8,000no account filed
July 1999Thunderstorm WindHudson Falls$7,000no account filed
June 1994Thunderstorm WindHudson Falls$5,000no account filed
July 1994Thunderstorm WindHudson Falls$5,000no account filed
July 2003Thunderstorm WindHudson Falls$1,000no account filed
May 2024Thunderstorm WindHudson Falls-A tree was downed on Ferry Street in Hudson Falls.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindHudson Falls-A tree fell onto a house on Walnut Street in Hudson Falls.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindHudson Falls-A wire was downed along Notre Dame Street in the Town of Kingsbury.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindHudson Falls-Trees and wires were downed along Vaughn Road in the Town of Kingsbury.
August 2024Thunderstorm WindHudson Falls-A member of the public reported a tree down on Lower Main Street in Fort Edward.
August 2024Thunderstorm WindHudson Falls-A local 911 call center reported trees and wires down on East Labarge Street in Hudson Falls.
July 2024Thunderstorm WindHudson Falls-Trees and wires were downed throughout the Village of Hudson Falls including McDowell Street, Boulevard, Walnut Street, River Street, Feeder Street, Hudson Place, Notre Dame Street, Parkwood Avenue, Jones Avenue, William Street, Mechanic Street, Ferry Street, Pearl Street, King Avenue, School Street, Ridge Street, Pine Street, Main Street, East LaBarge Street, Brook Road, Lincoln Street and Franklin Street. Some of these trees and wires fell onto vehicles or residential structures.
July 2024Thunderstorm WindHudson Falls-Several trees and wires were downed in the Town of Kingsbury including on County Line Road, Helen Street, Quarry Crossing, Deer Run Drive, Birchwood Avenue, Dix Avenue, State Route 196, Tenth Avenue, Vaughn Road, Wait Road and Dean Road. A couple of these trees fell onto residential structures.
September 2021Thunderstorm WindHudson Falls-An emergency manager reported a tree on wires and a tree on a residence on Catherine Street in Hudson Falls.
May 2019FloodHudson Falls-Flooding was reported on Feeder Street.
August 2018Thunderstorm WindSouth Hudson Falls-Trees and wires were downed on Burgoyne Avenue.
May 2017Thunderstorm WindHudson Falls-Gust measured at Glens Falls New York State Mesonet site.
May 2017Thunderstorm WindSouth Hudson Falls-Power lines were reported down on McIntyre Street.
July 2017Flash FloodHudson Falls-Multiple roads were closed due to flooding in Fort Edward and Hudson Falls.
February 2016FloodHudson Falls-The intersection of Route 196 and James Street in Hudson Falls was flooded due to heavy rainfall occurring over a frozen ground.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindHudson Falls-Power lines were reported down on County Route 32 (Dix Avenue) in Hudson Falls due to thunderstorm winds.
July 2015HailHudson Falls-Quarter size hail was reported during a thunderstorm in Hudson Falls. The hail accumulated on the ground. A truck was reported to have small dents as a result of the hail. An outdoor table also had a hole cracked in it due to the hail as well.
July 2015Thunderstorm WindHudson Falls-Multiple trees were downed throughout Hudson Falls as a result of thunderstorm winds. Outdoor tables were also blown across a roadway due to the winds.
June 2015Thunderstorm WindHudson Falls-One tree was downed in Hudson Falls due to thunderstorm winds.
June 2015Thunderstorm WindHudson Falls-Wires were reported down on Pearl Street in Hudson Falls due to thunderstorm winds.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindHudson Falls-Trees and wires were reported down in Hudson Falls as a result of thunderstorm winds.
August 2014HailHudson Falls-Quarter size hail was reported in Hudson Falls during a thunderstorm.
July 2014Thunderstorm WindSouth Hudson Falls-Trees and wires were reported down in Fort Edward due to thunderstorm winds.
July 2013Flash FloodHudson Falls-Several streets, including portions of John Street and State Route 196, in Hudson Falls were closed due to flash flooding from heavy rainfall.
May 2011FloodSouth Hudson Falls-Flooding which began on April 28th continued along the Hudson River in Washington County.
August 2008HailHudson Falls-Nickel size hail was reported in Hudson Falls during a thunderstorm.
June 2005Thunderstorm WindHudson Falls-Trees were blown down.
August 2004Flash FloodHudson Falls-Water over State Route 196.
May 1997HailHudson Falls-A cold front crossed eastern New York during the afternoon hours of May 6. Along the front scattered severe thunderstorms developed across Montgomery, Saratoga, Ulster, Dutchess, Columbia and Washington Counties. At Galway in Saratoga County, a fifty foot pine tree was downed by the wind and part of a roof was blown off a residence. At Lake Katrine in Ulster County, trees were blown over on a house and car. In northern Montgomery County between Fonda and Hagaman, wires were downed by thunderstorm winds. At Wappingers Falls in Dutchess County, a fallen tree landed on a house. The severe thunderstorms in Columbia and Washington Counties produced hail.
April 2004HailHudson Falls-no account filed
July 1999HailHudson Falls-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Washington County

Maps showing this location

12 surveys

United States Geological Survey topographic sheets whose coverage includes this point. Matched by taking the coordinate the National Park Service records for this property, then testing that coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet.

Listed places nearby

6 within 8 miles

Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.

Photograph PropertyDistance Listed
Hudson Falls Historic District1.7 miles1983
US Post Office-Hudson Falls1.7 miles1989
Wing-Northup House3.6 miles2008
Fort Edward D&H Train Station3.7 miles2000
St. James Episcopal Church3.9 miles1998
Old Fort House4.3 miles1983

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 100000650 in Record Group 79.
Washington CountyAll 52 listed properties in this county.

Provenance

  • Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
  • Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
  • How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
  • Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
  • Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
  • Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.