The Cemetery of the Evergreens, is a non-denominational cemetery in Brooklyn, New York. It was incorporated in 1849. For a time, it was the busiest cemetery in New York City: in 1929, there were 4,673 interments. Graves at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York A cemetery or graveyard is a place (usually an enclosed area of land) in which dead bodies are buried. ... A map highlighting Brooklyn and the rest of New York City. ... State nickname: Empire State Other U.S. States Capital Albany Largest city New York Governor George Pataki Official languages None Area 141,205 km² (27th)  - Land 122,409 km²  - Water 18,795 km² (13. ... 1849 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the United States, the most densely populated major city in North America, and is at the center of international finance, politics, entertainment, and culture. ... 1929 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

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)
• George William 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

See also: John Bunny, born September 21, 1863 in New York City, United States - died April 26, 1915 in Brooklyn, New York, was the first comic star of the American silent film era. ... Portrait of Anthony Comstock Anthony Comstock (March 7, 1844 - September 21, 1915) was a United States reformer dedicated to imposing his ideas of Victorian morality. ... The Comstock Law was a 19th century United States law that made it illegal to send any obscene, lewd, or lascivious books through the mail. ... James E. Davis (April 3, 1962 - July 23, 2003) was a New York City policeman, corrections officer and councilman. ... The Chapel at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn NY Green-Wood Cemetery was founded in 1838 as a rural cemetery in Brooklyn, New York, several blocks west of Prospect Park. ... MLB logo Major League Baseball (MLB) is the highest level of play in professional baseball in the world. ... Martin Johnson Heade (1819-1904) was an American painter of the Hudson River School. ... Lucille Nelson Hegemin (November 29, 1894 - 1 March 1970) was a United States singer and entertainer, and a pioneering African American blues recording artist. ... For other uses, see blues (disambiguation) Blues is a vocal and instrumental music form which emerged in the African-American community of the United States. ... Walter Crawford Kelly, Jr (August 25, 1913 - October 18, 1973), known simply as Walt Kelly, was a cartoonist notable for his comic strip Pogo featuring characters that inhabited a portion of the Okefenokee Swamp in Georgia. ... A cartoon is any of several forms of art, with varied meanings that evolved from one to another. ... Winsor McCay (September 26, 1871 - July 26, 1934) was a prolific artist and pioneer in the art of animation. ... For other uses see film (disambiguation) Film refers to the celluliod media on which movies are printed Film — also called movies, the cinema, the silver screen, moving pictures, photoplays, picture shows, flicks, or motion pictures, — is a field that encompasses motion pictures as an art form or as part of... Wilhelm Steinitz Wilhelm (later William) Steinitz (May 17, 1836–August 12, 1900) was an Austrian chess player and the first official world chess champion. ... A chess table is a table with a chessboard painted or engraved on it. ... For Tony Pastor the saxophonist and bandleader, see Tony Pastor (bandleader). ... Vaudeville was a style of multi-act theater which flourished in North America from the 1880s through the 1920s. ... Bill Bojangles Robinson (May 25, 1878 – November 25, 1949) was a pioneer and pre-eminent African-American tap dance performer. ... A pair of tap shoes. ... Amy Vanderbilt - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Thomas Blind Tom Wiggins (May 25, 1849 - June 13, 1908) was an African American autistic savant and musical prodigy. ...

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