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This article refers to the Woodlawn Cemetery in the New York City borough of The Bronx. For other uses, see Woodlawn Cemetery (disambiguation).

Located in The Bronx, Woodlawn Cemetery is one of the largest cemeteries in New York City. It opened in 1863 at a time when The Bronx was still considered as being out in "the country." The cemetery covers more than 400 acres (half the size of Central Park) and is the resting place for more than 300,000 people.

Built on rolling hills, its tree-lined roads lead to quite unique memorials, some designed by McKim Mead & White, John Russell Pope, James Gamble Rogers, Cass Gilbert, Carerre & Hastings, Sir Edwin Lutyens, Beatrix Jones Farrand, and John LaFarge.

In 1967, what is generally believed to be the first community mausoleum on the East Coast of the United States was built at Woodlawn. The concept has proved extremely popular, and as a result many other cemeteries throughout the United States have since added such structures.

Contents 1 Burials moved to Woodlawn 2 Notable burials 3 External links 4 See also

• The Dyckman-Nagle Burying Ground was established in 1677 and originally contained 417 plots. In 1905 the remains with the exception of Staats Morris and his family were removed. By 1927 the Morris graves were moved to Woodlawn Cemetery.
• West Farms Dutch Reformed Church at Boone Avenue and 172nd Street in the Bronx had most of its graves moved to Woodlawn Cemetery.
• Bensonia Cemetery, aka Morrisania Cemetery, was originally an Indian Burial Ground. The graves were moved to Woodlawn Cemetery. PS138, in the Bronx is now on the site.
• Rutgers Street church graves were moved to Woodlawn Cemetery.

• Database of those buried at Woodlawn
• Woodlawn Official Page
• Photographs of graves of famous persons in Woodlawn
• Maps and aerial photos Coordinates: 40.889033° -73.873433°
  • Street map from Google Maps or Yahoo! Maps
  • Topographic map from TopoZone
  • Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA
  • Satellite image from Google Maps or Microsoft Virtual Earth

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• List of other famous cemeteries
• List of United States cemeteries
• List of mausoleums