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Mount Olivet Cemetery (Queens)

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The land that comprises the cemetery was acquired from George Fash and the estate of James Waterbury. It was later purchased in 1878, which brought it to today's total of 71 acres. It was a popular weekend destination in the 19th century and is known for its views of
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View of Civil War graves at Mt Olivet Cemetery guarded by a statue of a union soldier
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U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mount Olivet Cemetery
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On the cemetery grounds is the Robert J. Marks Post #560
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Maspeth
Queens
New York City
Jerusalem
Mount of Olives
Rural Cemetery Act
Episcopal
Manhattan
Grand Army of the Republic
Civil War
Union
James Maurice
Georges V. Matchabelli
Helena Rubinstein
Legs Diamond
View of Civil War graves at Mt Olivet Cemetery guarded by a statue of a union soldier
"Mount Olivet Cemetery"
"Mt. Olivet Cemetery to Bushwick"
Official website
Mount Olivet Cemetery
Find a Grave
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U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mount Olivet Cemetery
40°43′14″N 73°53′46″W / 40.72056°N 73.89611°W / 40.72056; -73.89611
Categories
Cemeteries in Queens, New York
Maspeth, Queens
Rural cemeteries
Anglican cemeteries in the United States
Cemeteries established in the 1850s

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