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About. Get directions 500 25th Street. Brooklyn, New York 11232-1317 United States. Coordinates: 40.65220, -73.99110. www.green-wood.com/ 718-768-7300. Cemetery ID: 64718. Members have Contributed. 459,929 Memorials. 38% photographed. 3% with gps. About these numbers. Photos. Added by BKGeni. See 15 more. Cemeteries. Region. North America.
The Green-Wood Cemetery was founded in 1838 as one of America’s first rural cemeteries. Still an active cemetery, the Green-Wood of today is also a cultural institution, an outdoor museum that tells the history and evokes the cultures of the borough, the city and the nation.
Sep 8, 2021 · Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn has always served as a tourist attraction but also as a national memorial. Being the second oldest rural cemetery, it has preserved U. S. history from the Revolutionary and Civil Wars up to this day. And every aspect of the site is lovingly studied and kept.
Apr 10, 2024 · Noah Sheidlower. Green-Wood Cemetery was founded in 1838 as one of America’s first rural cemeteries. Almost two centuries later, Green-Wood remains a cultural institution and an outdoor...
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Details. Completed 1838. David Bates Douglass, cemetery architect. Address. 500 25th St, Brooklyn, NY 11232. + Google Maps. Why is this site significant? Predating both Central Park and Prospect Park, Green-Wood was one of the most significant public green spaces in 19th-century America.
500 25th Street. Brooklyn, NY 11232. United States. Get Directions. Website. http://www.green-wood.com. Sixteen Union generals, including Henry Halleck, Henry Slocum, Abram Duryee, and Fitz-John Porter, and two Confederate generals are buried at The Green-Wood Cemetery.
