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A few rural cemeteries had been established in New York before the new law was passed (including Green-Wood Cemetery in 1838 and Albany Rural Cemetery in 1844), but the law's passage soon led to the establishment of more new cemeteries near Manhattan, particularly in western Queens. The Act was significant because it was made easier to ...
New Paltz Rural Cemetery, New Paltz; New York Marble Cemetery, East Village, Manhattan, the oldest non-sectarian cemetery in New York City; New York City Marble Cemetery, East Village, Manhattan, the second oldest non-sectarian cemetery in New York City. North Babylon Cemetery, Babylon
First Shearith Israel Graveyard (Chatham Square Cemetery), Chinatown [2] New York Marble Cemetery, [3] East Village, the oldest non-sectarian cemetery in New York City; New York City Marble Cemetery, [4] East Village, the second oldest non-sectarian cemetery in New York City. Saint Bartholomew's Episcopal Church, Midtown Manhattan
The rural cemetery, or garden cemetery, is a style of cemetery that became popular in the United States and Europe in the mid-nineteenth century. This article is a list of rural cemeteries in the United States .
The Cemetery of the Evergreens, also called The Evergreens Cemetery, is a non-denominational rural cemetery [2] along the Cemetery Belt in Brooklyn and Queens, New York City. It was incorporated in 1849, not long after the passage of New York's Rural Cemetery Act spurred development of cemeteries outside Manhattan.
Woodlawn Cemetery is one of the largest cemeteries in New York City and a designated National Historic Landmark. Located south of Woodlawn Heights, Bronx, New York City, [1] it has the character of a rural cemetery. Woodlawn Cemetery opened during the Civil War in 1863, [2] in what was then Yonkers, in an area that was annexed to New York City ...
A rural cemetery or garden cemetery is a style of cemetery that became popular in the United States and Europe in the mid-19th century due to the overcrowding and health concerns of urban cemeteries, which tended to be churchyards. Rural cemeteries were typically built 1–5 mi (1.6–8.0 km) outside of the city, far enough to be separated from ...
Manhattan New York: Home of the ... Woodlawn Cemetery. June 23, 2011 : Bronx Bronx ... Bronx: Illustrates transition from rural cemetery to 20th-century styles; ...