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Mount Carmel Cemetery is a Jewish cemetery located within the
Official web site
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Mount Carmel Cemetery is a Jewish cemetery located within the Cemetery Belt
The Rural Cemetery Act was a law passed by the New York Legislature on April 27, 1847, that authorized commercial burial grounds in rural New York state. The law led to burial of human remains becoming a commercial business for the first time, re ...
in Queens
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, New York City
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that opened in 1906.
The main section is in Glendale, Queens, and has more than 85,000 occupied plots. A new section was opened in nearby Ridgewood.
History
TheRural Cemetery Act
The Rural Cemetery Act was a law passed by the New York Legislature on April 27, 1847, that authorized commercial burial grounds in rural New York state. The law led to burial of human remains becoming a commercial business for the first time, re ...
, a New York City
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ban on new Manhattan
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cemeteries effective 1850, led to the opening of new ones in Brooklyn and Queens areas that form an area collectively called Cemetery Belt
The Rural Cemetery Act was a law passed by the New York Legislature on April 27, 1847, that authorized commercial burial grounds in rural New York state. The law led to burial of human remains becoming a commercial business for the first time, re ...
.
Over a dozen major Jewish cemeteries opened. Some of theseex. www.MountHebronCemetery.com/search.asp have web sites that allow searching for buried friends and relatives.
Famous burials
References
External links
Official web site
* ttp://www.shermanschapel.com/jewish-cemeteries-in-nyc.html Some info re other ''Cemetery Belt'' cemeteries {{coord, 40.6991692, -73.8893293, display=title 1906 establishments in New York City Cemeteries in Queens, New York Jewish cemeteries in New York City