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The Evergreens Cemetery resides in Brooklyn, Kings County (Brooklyn), New York. Also known as Cemetery of the Evergreens and Evergreens Cemetery, the cemetery is still active. The earliest recorded graves date from 1740. The Cemetery of the Evergreens is a non-denominational cemetery in Brooklyn, New York and partly in Queens.
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The Evergreens Cemetery, a historic cemetery in the 'rural' style, was incorporated in 1849 and covers 225 acres. Over 526,000 people are buried here, including notables such as tap legend Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, jazz musician Lester Young, and painter Martin Heade. Visitors can explore the landscape, designed by Andrew Jackson Downing, and see the great variety of architectural styles represented in the mausoleums and grave markers. The Victorian Gothic Chapel was designed by Alexander Jackson Davis in 1849/1850. The Evergreens Cemetery is on the National Register of Historic Places. https://www.theevergreenscemetery.org/
The Cemetery of the Evergreens, also called The Evergreens Cemetery, is a non-denominational rural cemetery along the Cemetery Belt in Brooklyn and Queens, New York. It was incorporated in 1849, not long after the passage of New York's Rural Cemetery Act spurred development of cemeteries outside Manhattan. 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.
The cemetery borders Brooklyn and Queens and covers 225 acres (0.91 km2) of rolling hills and gently sloping meadows. It features several thousand trees and flowering shrubs in a park-like setting. Cypress Hills Cemetery lies to its northeast. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cemetery_of_the_Evergreens
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