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:

Related Topics:
Brooklyn, New York - 1848 - American Civil War

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• 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

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See also: List of famous cemeteries

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