Saint Mary's Cemetery
Park Ave and Cemetery Rd, Corning, New York | Unmarked Location
Margaret Sanger’s father, Michael Higgins, is believed to have sculpted stone grave monuments for this cemetery in exchange for a rental of a house on the river flats, the location of Margaret Sanger’s birthplace. Though Higgins was a freethinker, he supposedly sculpted numerous works on religious themes, including likenesses of saints and angels.
Saint Mary's Cemetery
According to local lore, Michael Higgins, the freethinking father of Margaret Sanger, sculpted stone grave monuments on religious themes for this cemetery. This is the front entrance gate, on Park Avenue.
Saint Mary's Cemetery
Typical arrangement of gravestones at Saint Mary's Cemetery.
