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Old Gravesend Cemetery is a historic cemetery at Gravesend Neck Road and McDonald Avenue in Gravesend, Brooklyn,
''Accompanying 21 photographs''
/ref> It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
New York, New York
New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the most densely populated major city in the Uni ...
. The cemetery was founded about 1658 and contains the graves of a number of the original patentees and their families. Lady Deborah Moody
Deborah, Lady Moody (born Deborah Dunch) (1586– circa 1659) is notable as the founder of Gravesend, Brooklyn, and is the only woman known to have started a village in colonial America. She was the first known female landowner in the New World. A ...
, founder of Gravesend, is believed to be buried in the cemetery. ''Note:'' This includes an''Accompanying 21 photographs''
/ref> It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
See also
* List of New York City Landmarks *National Register of Historic Places listings in Kings County, New York
The following properties are listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Brooklyn.
This is intended to be a complete list of properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the New York City borough o ...
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* {{Authority control Cemeteries on the National Register of Historic Places in New York City Cemeteries in Brooklyn New York City Designated Landmarks in Brooklyn National Register of Historic Places in Brooklyn 1658 establishments in North America Cemeteries established in the 17th century