Green-Wood Cemetery
Green-Wood is a living cemetery that honors the deceased and brings to life the culture, history, and natural beauty of New York City. It allows visitors to have a better understanding of the world as it is and was. One of the first rural cemeteries in America, Green-Wood was established in 1838 and is now a National Historic Landmark. By the early 1860s, it had gained a worldwide reputation for its breathtaking beauty and had established itself as a distinguished location for internment, drawing 500,000 tourists annually, second only to Niagara Falls as the country's top tourist destination. The best first-generation American landscapes drew crowds to enjoy family picnics, carriage rides, and sculpture gazing. The success of Green-Wood served as inspiration for the development of several public parks, notably Central and Prospect Parks in New York City.
This location competed with Niagara Falls for the title of top tourist destination in New York State a century ago. Around 500,000 New Yorkers are laid to rest in Green Wood, which is decorated with Victorian mausoleums, cherubs, and gargoyles. However, there is more to do here than just visit the cemetery. For instance, you may hike to the top of Battle Hill, one of the highest points in Kings County and a crucial location during the Battle of Brooklyn in 1776, or you can examine the enormous Gothic arch at the main entrance.
In the 478 breathtaking acres of hills, valleys, glacial ponds, and walkways that makeup Green-Wood, one of the biggest outdoor collections of statues and mausoleums from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries may be found. Visitors and its 570,000 permanent residents, including Leonard Bernstein, Boss Tweed, Charles Ebbets, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Louis Comfort Tiffany, Horace Greeley, Civil War generals, baseball legends, politicians, artists, entertainers, and inventors, can enjoy the four seasons of beauty from century-and-a-half-old trees.
History aficionados and bird watchers go to Green-Wood because it is a Revolutionary War historic site, a location on the Civil War Discovery Trail, and a member of the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary System. The Battle of Long Island was fought across the grounds of Green-Wood in 1776. Nearly 200 years after its creation, Green-Wood is still stunning. It includes amazing mausoleums and lovely greenery. Only Niagara Falls saw more visitors throughout the middle of the 19th century in America. A unique Brooklyn, New York area to spend time in.
