[2] The cemetery's floral and arboreal beauty have become a memorial to Flushing's status as a center of horticulture to this day.

The land the original site for Flushing Cemetery would rest was the 20-acre John Purchase farm, which was selected by committee.

A select number of individuals who attended the founding meeting: Reverend John Gilder, Henry Christie, William Leonard, Caleb Smith, and Robert B.

In 1875, the Whitehead Duryea farm, which measured 50 acres and adjoined the cemetery, was purchased and added to the site.

[7] Roland Schultheis, a scholarly man, became the keeper of the Flushing Cemetery and took great pride in caring for it.