Went today to the Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn.
It is a big part of New York's history and very interesting to visit. In the early 1800s, it was visited by 500,000 people a year. This was before the time of Central Park and gave city planners the idea to create a city park.
The trees today are some of the oldest and largest and best maintained in the area.
The tombstones and mausoleums are old and beautiful!
From the official website:
"Founded in 1838 as one of America’s first rural cemeteries, the Green-Wood Cemetery soon developed an international reputation for its magnificent beauty and became the fashionable place to be buried."
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