On February 25, 1865, at the urging of parishioners, an L-shaped piece of ground on an unpaved road on the north end of Fulton’s Main Street, was purchased. It contained 2 ½ acres of land and cost $100. Preparations for the burial ground were paid by donations of the subscribers. The Cemetery was platted and lots and spaces were sold to members of the parish: six dollars for a single grave and ten dollars for a lot 12 by 16 feet. In 1884, Father Maurice Stack purchased 13 square rods of ground and had it made suitable for burial. He also planted trees along the driveway and on the north and south sides of the cemetery. Additions were purchased in 1889, 1912, and in 1921, 3.61 acres were purchased from Mrs. Elizabeth Cunningham for a total of eight acres. The permanent drive was built in 1927. This north section of the Fulton Township Cemetery still retains its original name of Calvary Hill, however, it is owned and maintained by the Township since 1966. On the first Sunday of June each year, the Catholic Church holds a ‘Cemetery Sunday’service; a long-standing tradition.
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