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Title: The Leonard manual of the cemeteries of New York and vicinity
Year: 1901 (1900s)
Authors: Leonard, J(ohn) H(enry), (from old catalog) comp
Subjects: Cemeteries Cemeteries
Publisher: New York, J. H. Leonard
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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mp; Harlem, andthe New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroads, and it is.reached by the former road as well as by Jerome Avenue fromthe Harlem River Bridge. It was organized December 29, 1863,arid improvements were begun in the spring of 1864. The firstinterment was made January 14, 1865. The cemetery comprises.400 acres magnificently laid out under the lawn plan, for Wood-lawn is oae of the pioneers in adopting this principle for ceme-tery embellishment. The result is that this is one of the mostbeautiful cemeteries to be found in any part of the world. The-development of the property to its present high state of beauty,,has been enhanced by the erection of the most costly and im-posing monuments and private tombs of any cemetery in the-United States. Millions of dollars are represented in expendi-tures in beautifying the cemetery and in the erection of monu-ments and tombs, and the work continues to go on. The ceme-tery is laid out in about forty plots, each plot bearing an appro-
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Leonards Manual o^ the: CE:MKTt;RiE:s. 97 priate name, and there is a number of artificial lakes, which withmiles of the best of roads and paths, and the choicest trees andshrubs, combine to make it a beautiful city of the dead. Thereare about 2,000 annual interments, and the estimated number ofbodies buried within the limits of this cemetery is about 59,000. PRICES. Avenue lots, $1.50, $1.75, $2, $2.50 and $3 per square foot. Openpath lots, $1,75 and $2 per square foot. Grass path lots, $1.25,$1.50 and $1.75 per square foot. Lots admitting ten graves maybe had for from $400 to $1,000, according to location. Cornerposts for same, $12. Lots admitting six graves, for $250 to $385,according to location. Corner posts for same, $9. Lots admit-ting four graves, from $162.50 to $175, according to location. Cor-ner posts for same, $7 and $9. Lots admitting three graves, for$125 and $165, according to location. Corner posts for same, $7. Price of adult grave, including opening, in Receiving Lo

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