The Dale Cemetery located in Ossining, New York, is a town-owned rural cemetery encompassing 47 acres (19 ha) and has been operational since October 1851.
In 2013 it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
[2] The cemetery was originally owned by the Dale Cemetery Association which was incorporated on 16 January 1851 and was dedicated in October 1851.
[4] At its dedication Professor C. Mason said, that we build cemeteries "for the use, the pleasure, the instruction, the edification of the living.
"[5] Its first President was Aaron Ward, retired congressman.