Gate of Heaven Cemetery, approximately 25 miles (40 km) north of

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, as a

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burial site. Among its famous residents is baseball player

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and is almost always adorned by many baseballs, bats and caps. Adjacent to the Garden

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is a small train station of the

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Harlem Division named Mount Pleasant, where four trains stop daily, two northbound and two southbound. Several baseball players are buried here.

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Image gallery

File:New Monuments in Gate of Heaven Cemetery February 2012.jpg, New monuments File:Kehoe Mausoleum Gate of Heaven Cemetery February 2012.jpg, Kehoe mausoleum File:Cremation_Urn_Gate_of_Heaven_Cemetery_December_2006.jpg, Cremation urn File:Tower at Gate of Heaven Cemetery 2006.JPG, The tower near Bradhurst Avenue File:Gate of Heaven Cemetery Main Entrance 2007.JPG, Main entrance File:Brenner Mausoleum Gate of Heaven Cemetery February 2012.jpg, Brenner mausoleum File:Gate of Heaven Shrine 2007.jpg, The shrine near the grave of Babe Ruth Image:Gothic Bridge.JPG, The Gothic Bridge File:Saint Francis of Assisi Chapel 2006.jpg, Saint Francis of Assisi Chapel File:Child Tombstone in Gate of Heaven Cemetery February 2012.jpg, Child tombstone File:Frieze on Outer Wall of Queen of Peace Mausoleum 2006.JPG, Frieze at entrance to Queen of Peace Mausoleum File:Statue at Upper Entrance to Gate of Heaven Cemetery 2006.jpg, Statue at Upper Entrance File:Gate of Heaven Cemetery Receiving Tomb 2007.JPG, The Receiving Tomb

References

External links

Gate of Heaven Cemetery at FindAGrave.com
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