Woodlawn Cemetery

THE WOODLAWN CEMETERY HAS BEEN DESIGNATED A NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK THIS SITE POSSESSES NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE IN COMMEMORATING THE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA MARKING A TRANSITION IN CEMETERY DESIGN, WOODLAWN EXEMPLIFIES THE LANDSCAPE LAWN STYLE POPULAR AFTER THE CIVIL WAR DESIGNED FOR CONVENIENT ACCESS TO NEARBY NEW YORK CITY, IT BECAME A POPULAR FINAL RESTING PLACE FOR THE FAMOUS AND POWERFUL. ITS MEMORIALS REPRESENT THE LARGEST AND FINEST COLLECTION OF FUNERARY ART IN THE COUNTRY. NATIONAL PARK SERVICE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR DESIGNATED 2011