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A rural cemetery or garden cemetery is a style of cemetery that became popular in the United States and Europe in the mid-19th century due to the overcrowding and health concerns of urban cemeteries, which tended to be churchyards. Rural cemeteries were typically built 1–5 mi (1.6–8.0 km) outside of the city, far enough to be separated from ...
Albany Rural Cemetery. The Albany Rural Cemetery was established October 7, 1844, in Menands, New York, United States, just outside the city of Albany, New York. It is renowned as one of the most beautiful, pastoral cemeteries in the U.S., at over 400 acres (1.6 km 2). Many historical American figures are buried there.
Oakwood was the fourth rural cemetery opened in New York and its governing body was the first rural cemetery association created in the state. It features four man-made lakes, two residential structures, a chapel , a crematorium , 24 mausolea , and about 60,000 graves , and has about 29 miles (47 km) of roads.
For a time, it was the busiest cemetery in New York City; in 1929 there were 4,673 interments. Today, the Evergreens is the final resting place of more than 526,000 people. [3] The cemetery borders Brooklyn and Queens and covers 225 acres (0.91 km 2) of rolling hills and gently sloping meadows. It features several thousand trees and flowering ...
Vale Cemetery is a historic rural cemetery and the largest cemetery in Schenectady, New York. It opened on 21 October 1857, when the Rev. Julius Seely dedicated what was then termed "the Vale". [ 2 ] It has tripled its size since opening and today it holds the remains of some of the most notable persons in Upstate New York .
The Rural Cemetery Act was a law passed by the New York Legislature on April 27, 1847, that authorized commercial burial grounds in rural New York state. The law led to burial of human remains becoming a commercial business for the first time, replacing the practice of burying the dead in churchyards and on private farmland.
An elk statue. Kensico Cemetery, located in Valhalla, Westchester County, New York was founded in 1889, when many New York City cemeteries were becoming full, and rural cemeteries were being created near the railroads that served the city. Initially 250 acres (1.0 km 2), it was expanded to 600 acres (2.4 km 2) in 1905, but reduced to 461 acres ...
June 23, 2011. Woodlawn Cemetery is one of the largest cemeteries in New York City and a designated National Historic Landmark. Located south of Woodlawn Heights, Bronx, New York City, [1] it has the character of a rural cemetery. Woodlawn Cemetery opened during the Civil War in 1863, [2] in what was then Yonkers, in an area that was annexed to ...