The
Cemetery of the Evergreens is a non-denominational
cemetery in
Brooklyn and
Queens,
New York, colloquially called
Evergreen Cemetery. It was incorporated in 1849, not long after the passage of New York's
Rural Cemetery Act spurred development of cemeteries outside
Manhattan. For a time, it was the busiest cemetery in
New York City; in 1929 there were 4,673 interments. The cemetery borders Brooklyn and Queens and covers of rolling hills and gently sloping meadows. It features several thousand trees and flowering shrubs in a park-like setting. The Evergreens is the final resting place of more than 526,000 people.