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Shelter Island Friends Cemetery

Shelter Island · 1672

The Quaker burying ground for the Sylvester family and their neighbors. Nathaniel Sylvester sheltered George Fox's first American followers here in 1672. Plain graves, no monuments, almost silent.

Address
Manhanset Rd, Shelter Island, NY 11964
Hours
Daylight
Admission
Free
Accessibility
Not wheelchair accessible
Access
Open to visit

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