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1. www.findagrave.com › cemetery › 64718Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York - Find a Grave

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   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. 460,188 Memorials. 38% photographed. 3% with gps. About these numbers. Photos. Added by BKGeni. See 15 more. Cemeteries. Region. North America.

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2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Green-Wood_CemeteryGreen-Wood Cemetery - Wikipedia

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   Green-Wood Cemetery is a 478-acre (193 ha) cemetery in the western portion of Brooklyn, New York City. The cemetery is located between South Slope/Greenwood Heights, Park Slope, Windsor Terrace, Borough Park, Kensington, and Sunset Park, and lies several blocks southwest of Prospect Park.

   • Area: 478 acres (193 ha)
   • Designated NHL: September 20, 2006

   • Built: 1838

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4. yourbrooklynguide.com › green-wood-cemeteryGuide to Green-Wood Cemetery: Inside Brooklyn’s Macabre Park

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   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.

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5. www.green-wood.com › about-historyOur Story - Green-Wood - Green-Wood Cemetery

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   Our Story. Green-Wood is a living cemetery that brings people closer to the world as it is and was, by memorializing the dead and bringing to life the art, history, and natural beauty of New York City. Founded in 1838 and now a National Historic Landmark, Green-Wood was one of the first rural cemeteries in America.

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7. www.green-wood.com › historyHistory - Green-Wood

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   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.

8. nylandmarks.org › explore-ny › green-wood-cemeteryGreen-Wood Cemetery | New York Landmarks Conservancy

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   500 25th Street, Brooklyn, NY. + Google Maps. About The Landmark. Green-Wood is a rural cemetery located in Greenwood Heights, Brooklyn, established in 1838 by one of the borough’s most prominent social leaders, Henry Evelyn Pierrepont. There are approximately 600,000 graves dispersed among the cemetery’s 478 acres.

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   What is Green Wood Cemetery?

   • Green-Wood is a living cemetery that brings people closer to the world as it is and was, by memorializing the dead and bringing to life the art, history, and natural beauty of New York City. Founded in 1838 and now a National Historic Landmark, Green-Wood was one of the first rural cemeteries in America.

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   Why should you visit Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn?

   • 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.

   Guide to Green-Wood Cemetery: Inside Brooklyn’s Macabre Park

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   When did Green Wood Cemetery gate become a New York City landmark?

   • In 1966, the Green-Wood Cemetery Gate was declared a New York City Landmark. Plan your visit: green-wood.com The New York Landmarks Conservancy Presents: Tourist In Your Own Town Bowling Green

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   Where is Greenwood Cemetery?

   • Green-Wood Cemetery is a 478-acre (193 ha) cemetery in the western portion of Brooklyn, New York City. The cemetery is located between South Slope / Greenwood Heights, Park Slope, Windsor Terrace, Borough Park, Kensington, and Sunset Park, and lies several blocks southwest of Prospect Park.

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10. www.battlefields.org › green-wood-cemeteryThe Green-Wood Cemetery | American Battlefield Trust

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    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.