Old Town of Flushing Burial Ground, New York City

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Old Town of Flushing Burial Ground, New York City

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Old Town of Flushing Burial Ground is a historic cemetery located in Flushing, Queens, New York City. It was established in 1840 and known as The Olde Towne of Flushing Burial Ground. It was the result of Cholera and Smallpox epidemics in 1840 and 1844, added by town elders north of Flushing Cemetery due to fears of contamination of church burial grounds. Once known as "Pauper Burial Ground", "Colored Cemetery of Flushing" and "Martins Field", it was purchased by the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation on December 2, 1914 and renamed in 2009 to "The Olde Towne of Flushing Burial Ground". ()

Coordinates: 40°45'7"N, 73°47'6"W

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Northeastern Queens (Auburndale)New York City United States

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Old Town of Flushing Burial Ground – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Kissena Park, Kissena Golf Course, Flushing Cemetery, Lawrence Cemetery.

1.3 miW
Park
Kissena Park, New York City
33 min walk • Kissena Park is a 235-acre park located in the neighborhood of Flushing in Queens, New York City. It is located along the subterranean Kissena Creek, which flows into the Flushing River.
0.9 miSW
40°44'40"N • 73°47'58"W
Kissena Golf Course, New York City
24 min walk • Golf
0.7 miW
Cemetery
Flushing Cemetery, New York City
19 min walk • Flushing Cemetery is a cemetery in Flushing in the borough of Queens in New York City, New York.
1.2 miNE
Cemetery
Lawrence Cemetery, New York City
32 min walk • The Lawrence Cemetery is located at the corner of 216th Street and 42nd Avenue in Bayside, Queens, New York. It is one of three family burial grounds owned by the Lawrence family in Queens.
1.1 miSW
Park
Chris Postiglione Triangle, New York City
28 min walk • Chris Postiglione Triangle is a green space in the Fresh Meadows neighborhood of Queens, New York City, formed by the separation of the eastbound Horace Harding Expressway, 64th Avenue, and 174th Street. Its namesake, Christopher S.
1.2 miN
Neighbourhood
Bayside, New York City
31 min walk • Bayside is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens. It is bounded by Whitestone to the northwest, the Long Island Sound and Little Neck Bay to the northeast, Douglaston to the east, Oakland Gardens to the south, and Fresh Meadows to the west.
1.4 miSE
Park
Cunningham Park, New York City
36 min walk • Cunningham Park is a 358-acre park in the New York City borough of Queens. The park lies between the Grand Central Parkway to the south and the Long Island Expressway, and is bifurcated by the Clearview Expressway.
1.2 miS
Neighbourhood
Fresh Meadows, New York City
30 min walk • Fresh Meadows is a neighborhood in the northeastern section of the New York City borough of Queens. Fresh Meadows used to be part of the broader town of Flushing and is bordered to the north by the Horace Harding Expressway; to the west by Pomonok, St.