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Kensico Cemetery

Kensico Cemetery

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Main entrance
The Tower at the upper entrance
Mineola Lake
An elk statue

Kensico Cemetery, located in Valhalla, Westchester County, New York was founded in 1889, when many New York City cemeteries were becoming full, and rural cemeteries were being created near the railroads that served the city. Initially 250 acres (1.0 km2), it was expanded to 600 acres (2.4 km²) in 1905, but reduced to 461 acres (1.9 km²) in 1912, when a portion was sold to the neighboring Gate of Heaven Cemetery. Several baseball players are buried in this cemetery.

Many entertainment figures of the early twentieth century, including the Russian-born Sergei Rachmaninoff, were buried here. The cemetery has a special section for members of the Actors' Fund of America and the National Vaudeville Association, some of whom died in abject poverty.

Sharon Gardens is a 76-acre (31 ha) section of Kensico Cemetery, which was created in 1953 for Jewish burials.

Notable interments in Kensico division[edit]

Notable interments in Sharon Gardens division[edit]

Image gallery[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Lew Dockstader, Minstrel, Is Dead. Famous Comedian Succumbs to a Bone Tumor at His Daughter's Home at 68". New York Times. October 27, 1924. Retrieved 2015-02-02.
  2. ^ "Mildred Hepburn Obituary". Legacy.com. Retrieved 22 August 2015.

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Coordinates: 41°04′40″N 73°47′11″W / 41.0779°N 73.7865°W / 41.0779; -73.7865

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