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Greenwood Cemetery

Statues within Greenwood Cemetery

Statue of Minerva

Events Related To Greenwood Cemetery

1776	August 1776	In August, 1776, on this wise and patriotic hilltop, the Germans and British fought the insurgent colonists in the Battle of Long Island. They fought from the Gowanus Creek to the later sites of Green-Wood Cemetery and Prospect Park. Having lost Boston, the British wanted New York, an essential link between the northern and southern colonies, and they beat General Washington back to Manhattan, thousands of his soldiers dead behind him.»
1850		In 1850, when Green-Wood was 12 years old, it was one of the nation's top tourist draws, and 500,000 visitors in contemplative humour walked or rode in carriages through its 478 acres. »
2003	Jun 2	It costs $1,284 to bury an adult at the Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, a little more than half of that for children under 10. Regardless of age, there is a $260 surcharge for burial on a busy Saturday. This does not include the cost of the plot. »

Facts Related To Greenwood Cemetery

The highest point in Green-Wood Cemetery is the highest point in Brooklyn, and at that crest stands a statue of Minerva, 7 feet tall in armor and sandals. She looks out over the harbor, her left hand raised in salute to the distant, dime-sized Statue of Liberty, two big women out in the rain.»