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Sep 27, 2006 · Founded in 1838 and now a National Historic Landmark, Green-Wood was one of the first rural cemeteries in America. By the early 1860s, it had earned an international reputation for its magnificent beauty and became the prestigious place to be buried, attracting 500,000 visitors a year, second only to Niagara Falls as the nation’s greatest ...
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Established in 1838 as one of America’s first rural...
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The Green-Wood Cemetery was founded in 1838 as one of...
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Green-Wood Cemetery was founded in 1838 as a rural cemetery, in a time of rapid urbanization when churchyards in New York City were becoming overcrowded. Described as "Brooklyn's first public park by default long before Prospect Park was created", [8] Green-Wood Cemetery was so popular that it inspired a competition to design Central Park in ...
The Green-wood Cemetery was founded in 1838 by Henry Evelyn Pierrepoint. The original layout for the cemetery was designed by landscape architect David Bates Douglass. The 478 acres have a varied terrain and feature both the highest point in Brooklyn (Battle Hill) and four glacial kettle ponds.
May 13, 2013 · Green-Wood Cemetery: A Victorian-Era Icon. One of America’s first “rural” cemeteries has been welcoming New Yorkers since 1838. By: Barbara Maranzani. Updated: September 1, 2018 | Original...
Map of the Green-Wood Cemetery: a National Historic Landmark founded 1838, Brooklyn, New York [2002] Shows roads, ponds and other features. Panel title. Oriented with north to the upper right. Includes portraits of 22 people of historical significance and the places of burial for each.
