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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 .
Admission to Green-Wood is always free, and our Main Entrance at Fifth Avenue and 25th Street is currently open every day from 7am to 7pm. For all entrance hours and visitor rules, click below: Full Hours and Rules. To visit by subway, take the R train to the 25th Street station in Brooklyn. Walk east/uphill one block to our Main Entrance.
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.
Mar 22, 2023 · It said that Wyckoff Van Derhoef, who had been a first-class passenger, was buried at Green-Wood. If Richman would get the same question now, he could come up with an answer faster. The 60 volumes ...
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