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Greene, Meg (2008). Rest in Peace: A History of American Cemeteries.Lerner Publishing Group, Inc. ISBN 978-0-8225-3414-3. Linden, Blanche M. G. (2007). Silent City on a Hill: Picturesque Landscapes of Memory and Boston's Mount Auburn Cemetery.
Little Valley is a town in Cattaraugus County, New York, United States. The population was 1,672 at the 2020 census. [ 2 ] The town is named after its local geographical setting, a relative comparison of two tributaries (the other being the neighboring Great Valley ) of the Allegheny River .
National September 11 Memorial & Museum, New York City; New Montefiore Cemetery, West Babylon, New York; New Paltz Rural Cemetery, New Paltz; New York Marble Cemetery, East Village, Manhattan, the oldest non-sectarian cemetery in New York City
The village of Little Valley is located in the northwest part of the town of Little Valley at (42.249555, -78.799775). [4] According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.0 square mile (2.6 km 2), all land. [5]
Riverside Cemetery (Long Eddy, New York) Riverside Cemetery (Macon, Georgia) Riverside Cemetery (Oswego, New York) Riverside Cemetery (Waterbury, Connecticut) Rock Creek Cemetery; Rocklawn Cemetery; Rosehill Cemetery; Rural Cemetery (Worcester, Massachusetts) Rural Cemetery and Friends Cemetery
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 ...
Cemetery Ave. Colonie: Albany Rural Cemetery was incorporated in 1841, and is one of the oldest examples of the rural cemetery movement in America. The cemetery was consecrated on October 7, 1844. 4: Alcove Historic District: Alcove Historic District
The law authorized nonprofit entities to establish cemeteries on rural land and sell burial plots, and it exempted from property taxation land that was so used. [3] 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 ...