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The Woodlawn Cemetery Designated A National Historic Landmark

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porter_memorial Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced on June 30th, 2011 that The Woodlawn Cemetery had been designated a National Historic Landmark, the highest recognition accorded to the nation's most historically significant properties. Woodlawn, which will celebrate its 150th anniversary beginning in 2012, is one of the country's finest examples of a nineteenth-century garden cemetery. It is home to the largest and most distinguished collection of historic mausoleums in the United States, and it remains an active property. The cemetery's designation recognizes its outstanding landscape design and collection of art and architecture. It also acknowledges Woodlawn's significant role in memorializing and celebrating prominent Americans who shaped the nation's history and culture. Since Woodlawn's founding in 1863, 310,000 people, from Gilded Age magnates to pioneers for women's rights to Harlem Renaissance writers and musicians, as well as artists, athletes, and ordinary citizens, have been interred on the cemetery's 400 acres.

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The Woodlawn Cemetery & Crematory

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Designated National Historic Landmark

Established in 1863, New York City's Woodlawn Cemetery is internationally known as the resting place of a host of history's greats. Non-sectarian and multicultural from its inception, those interred here include giants in the fields of business and industry, civic life, the arts, entertainment, and more.

One of the nation's distinctive "garden cemeteries," Woodlawn provides a spectacular setting to honor the three hundred thousand individuals memorialized on its grounds. Its monuments represent some of the finest examples of memorial architecture and art in the nation, including over thirteen hundred private mausoleums.

Today, the cemetery and crematory continue to support a diverse community, meeting the needs of over three thousand families each year. Woodlawn's staff is actively committed to serving those who come to the cemetery on a daily basis to attend services, remember loved ones, research their ancestors, or participate in our special events and educational programs.

Friends of the Woodlawn Cemetery, Inc.

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Each year, over 250 volunteers place over 4,000 flags at the grave sites of the veterans buried at Woodlawn.

Friends of the Woodlawn Cemetery, Inc., is a private, non-profit 501(c)(3) charitable organization established to protect, preserve, and celebrate Woodlawn by encouraging its use and appreciation by the public. Our goal is to share this significant cultural resource with the wider community and to make it a destination for nourishing our hearts, minds, and spirits.

We invite you to join us on a walking tour, attend a concert, volunteer your time, or make a contribution...

Webster Avenue & East 233rd Street

Bronx, New York 10470

Phone: 718-920-0500

Toll Free: 877-496-6352

Fax: 718-920-0512

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