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Ferris Cemetery - Bronx, Bronx County, New York

Date: March 20 2001

Cemetery: Ferris Family Plot (aka Pasture Hill)
Established: early 1700s
Street: along Commerce Ave near Westchester Ave
City: Bronx, New York
Township:
County: Bronx County
State: New York
Nation: United States
Zip:
Nearby: on Commerce Ave near Westchester Ave
Reached by: Crossing property-public
Location: Urban-developed
Land: Flat
Water: No
Sign: No
Land Type: Public
Access: Closed
Surrounded by: Fence
Gate: Locks
Status: Abandoned
Size: Small
Unmarked graves: Yes
Markers:
Gravestones: under 10
Broken gravestones: Yes
Toppled gravestones: Yes
Buried gravestones: Unsure
Removed Gravestones: Yes
Weather problems: Unknown
Pollution problems: Yes
Oldest grave: unknown
Newest grave: unknown
Records: Unsure
Inventory: Unsure
Records location:
Condition: Cemetery neglected
Vandalized: Yes
Police report:
VA1: Overturned gravestones
VA2: Broken gravestones
VA3: Stolen gravestones
Vegetation: Disturbing gravestones
Vegetation problem: Trees
Vegetation problem: Overgrown-ground cover
Vegetation problem: Overgrown-vines
Problem: Disintegrating Headstones
Work Status: No work started as of yet
Owner: Cemetery
Use: Dumping
Bordering: Commercial
Change: Unknown
Reason:
Visited: Unknown
Previous contacts:

Other information

This small cemetery was restored in the early 70s but the work that was done has fallen into disrepair. It has turned into a garbage dump with refuse and debris everywhere.

Submitted By:
name: Anthony D Pisciotta
Email: NTATAP@webtv.net

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