This is a bonus cache. . . no stamp. This cache is at the outer edge of the cemetery, but not near any graves.
The cemetery is located 100 yards to the east of the fort counting about 75 gravestones Would say at least half are unreadable, while about 1/4 are clear. One staff member informed me the oldest grave is from the French & Indian War, will the most resent being from the mid-1950's.
Two memorials stand out. The first-1776-1906-'In Grateful Remembrance of Service of Twelve Unknown Revolutionary Soldiers Who Lie Buried Here'. The second being 'The Memory Of The Men & Women Who Gave Their Lives, Their Service, Their Fortunates To Achieve And Maintain American Independence'.
A wooden rail fence surrounds the cemetery. Two info stands-'The Post Cemetery'-about the cemetery's history-and 'Those Buried at Fort Ontario'- the majority are enlisted men who died of sudden or protracted illness. Also an info stand-'Monument To Women And Children on the Frontier'. A few feet away is a monument with a large outdoor fireplace.
Please walk around the wooden fence, DON"T CLIMB OVER IT!