| Mount Zion Cemetery | |
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| Details | |
| Established | 1893 |
| Location | 59-63 54th Avenue, Maspeth, New York City |
| Country | US |
| Coordinates | 40°43′53″N 73°54′26″W / 40.7314828°N 73.9073548°W |
| Type | Jewish |
| Size | 78 acres (320,000 m2) |
| No. of graves | >210,000 |
| Website | Official website |
| Find a Grave | Mount Zion Cemetery |
Mount Zion Cemetery is a large Jewish cemetery located in Maspeth, Queens, New York City. The first burial was in 1893, and as of 2015, more than 210,000 individuals had been buried there. It is noted for its memorial to those who died in the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire.[1]
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The grounds are approximately 78 acres,[1] and are divided into hundreds of plots, or gates, by landsmanshaften, synagogues, or families.[2]
- ^ a b "Mount Zion Cemetery – About Us". mountzioncemetery.com. Mount Zion Cemetery. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
- ^ "Societies at Mount Zion Cemetery". mountzioncemetery.com. Retrieved 5 January 2016.