Cemetery of the Evergreens, Brooklyn
- 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.
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
*Joseph Forsyth Johnson (1840-1906) landscape architect
*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
* [http://www.theevergreenscemetery.com/home.htm Official home page]
ee also
*List of United States cemeteries
*List of famous cemeteries
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