- Green-Wood Cemetery - Wikipedia
Green-Wood Cemetery is a 478-acre (193 ha) cemetery in the western portion of Brooklyn, New York City [8] 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
- Our Story - Green-Wood
Founded in 1838 and now a National Historic Landmark, Green-Wood was one of the first rural cemeteries in America
- The Green-Wood Cemetery Historical Marker
1 The Green-Wood Cemetery Marker Inscription The Green-Wood Cemetery has been designated a National Historic Landmark This site possesses national significance in commemorating the history of the United States of America
- Beyond the Village and Back: Green-Wood Cemetery
The brainchild of local social leader Henry Pierrepont, Green-Wood Cemetery was one of the first rural cemeteries in America despite its location in the recently incorporated City of Brooklyn
- Green-Wood Cemetery: A Victorian-Era Icon - HISTORY
Today, more than 175 years after it was founded, Green-Wood remains a fully operational cemetery, with nearly 600,000 permanent residents It also remains a huge tourist draw, attracting more
- List of burials at Green-Wood Cemetery - Wikipedia
List of burials at Green-Wood Cemetery Green-Wood Cemetery is a 478-acre (193 ha) cemetery in Brooklyn, New York, United States
- Green-Wood Cemetery | Brooklyn Public Library
Brooklyn’s largest cemetery, Green-Wood Cemetery, was founded in 1838 and interred its first resident in 1840 Green-Wood's 478 acres of rolling hills and glacial ponds formed 18,000 years ago by the retreat of the Wisconsin Ice sheet
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