CEMETERY OF THE EVERGREENS, BROOKLYN

The 'Cemetery of the Evergreens', is a non-denominational cemetery in Brooklyn, New York and partly in Queens, colloquially called 'Evergreen Cemetery'. It was incorporated in 1849, a Rural cemetery of a then new kind. For a time, it was the busiest cemetery in New York City: in 1929, there were 4,673 interments. Cypress Hills Cemetery, Brooklyn lies to its northwest.

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Notable burials

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Notable burials

★ John Bunny (1863–1915), actor

★ Anthony Comstock (1844–1915), censor (see Comstock Law)

★ James E. Davis (1962–2003), New York City councilman (he was originally interred in Green-Wood Cemetery, but after it was realized that his assassin was also interred there, he was moved to the Cemetery of the Evergreens)

★ Bill Dahlen (1870-1950), Major League Baseball player, one of the outstanding early 20th Century players. Lies in an unmarked grave.

★ George Hall (1849–1923), Major League Baseball player, banned from baseball for life

★ Martin Johnson Heade (1819–1904), artist

★ Lucille Hegamin (1894–1970), singer, female pioneer of the Blues

★ Walt Kelly (1913–1973), cartoonist

★ Winsor McCay (1872–1934), motion picture cartoon pioneer

★ William Steinitz (1836–1900), world chess champion

★ Antonio "Tony" Pastor (1837–1908), vaudevillian

★ Bill "Bojangles" Robinson (1878–1949), tap dancer

★ Amy Vanderbilt (1908–1974), journalist, etiquette authority

★ Thomas "Blind Tom" Wiggins (1849–1908), musician

External links

★ Official home page

See also

★ List of United States cemeteries

★ List of famous cemeteries