Cypress Hills Cemetery
Cypress Hills Cemetery
, the first nonsectarian cemetery corporation organized in the Brooklyn/Queens area of New York, is located at 833 Jamaica Avenue in
Brooklyn, New York
. Established in
1848
, a section of the cemetery was designated as the Cypress Hills National Cemetery in 1862 as amilitary burial ground for soldiers of the
American Civil War
. Amongst those interred here are:
Eubie Blake
(1883-1983), jazz musician
James J. Corbett
(1866-1933), World Heavyweight boxing champuion
Gloria Foster
(1933-2001), actress
Piet Mondrian
(1872-1944), Dutch painter
Victor Moore
(1876-1962), actor, vaudeville comic
Jackie Robinson
(1919-1972), Hall of Fame baseball player
Mae West
(1893-1980), actress
See also:
List of United States cemeteries
See also:
List of famous cemeteries
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