Woodlawn Cemetery - Bronx, New York
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Don.Morfe
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Woodlawn Cemetery is one of the largest cemeteries in New York City. It is located at the intersection of Webster Ave. and East 233rd Street in the Bronx It was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places on June 23, 2011
Waymark Code: WM18136
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 05/07/2023
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The Cemetery covers more than 400 acres and is the resting place for more than 300,000 people including Admiral David Glasgow Farragut in Section 14, Aurora Hill Plot, Lot 1429-44. It includes 11 Congressional Medal of Honor Recipients and many famous entrepreneurs such as Rowland Hussey Macy and F.W. Woolworth.
Street address:
4199 Webster Ave, Bronx
New York City, NY United States
10470
County / Borough / Parish: Bronx
Year listed: 2011
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering
Periods of significance: 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Historic function: Cemetery
Current function: Cemetery
Privately owned?: yes
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 2: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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