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17 of New York’s Most Historic and Interesting Cemeteries

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New York’s cemeteries are the final resting place for a number of famous figures in history. Many of their burial plots are also objects of beauty, with exquisite mausoleums, memorials, and other forms of funerary art. These well-known cemeteries across New York State offer various tours or events to the general public.

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Updated: 8/8/23

Hudson Valley

Sleepy Hollow Cemetery , Sleepy Hollow

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This 90-acre cemetery is the epitome of everything relating to the “Legend of Sleepy Hollow,” whose author Washington Irving is laid to rest here. Guided tours focusing on Irving are held daily in October and on weekends through the end of November. Additional themed tours include the “Evening Lantern Tour,” which explores the cemetery by kerosene lantern light and focuses on  steel titan Andrew Carnegie and industrialist William Rockefeller, among many others who are also interred here. "Murder & Mayhem'' nighttime lantern-light tours are also available for advanced purchase. This tour runs Saturdays in October and November plus one tour on October 31st.

Woodlawn Cemetery , The Bronx

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The National Parks Service has referred to Woodlawn Cemetery as a “popular resting place for the famous and powerful.” That description rings true as this circa 1863 cemetery is where more than 310,000 individuals have been buried for eternity. Notable residents comprise a “Who’s Who” of politics, civil rights, visual and performing arts and other fields. They include Herman Melville, "Queen of Salsa" Celia Cruz, Dorothy Parker, Duke Ellington, Miles Davis, Irving Berlin, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and New York City Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia. Learn more about them and others buried here on a variety of tours , including ones on trolleys and of illuminated mausoleums.  

Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn 

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By the early 1860s, this cemetery’s landscape attracted so many visitors that it became second only to Niagara Falls as the nation’s greatest tourist attraction. It’s also a Revolutionary War historic site (the Battle of Long Island was fought in 1776 across what is now its grounds). These days, Green-Wood Cemetery is open for themed walking and trolley tours , art installations, birdwatching sessions, and other special seasonal happenings. Visit the graves of its lengthy A-list of residents, including Leonard Bernstein, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Frederick August Otto Schwarz — founder of the iconic NYC toy store FAO Schwarz, and Louis Comfort Tiffany. Henry Chadwick, an English-born sportswriter who cultivated public interest in baseball to transform the sport into “America’s pastime" is also buried here.

Trinity Churchyard , Lower Manhattan and Trinity Church Cemetery and Mausoleum , Hamilton Heights

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While on opposite sides of Manhattan, these burial places both belong to Trinity Church Wall Street. On the church’s grounds, Trinity Churchyard is largely known as the final resting place for Alexander Hamilton. His wife, Eliza Hamilton, and sister-in-law, Angelica Schuyler Church, are buried there too. Also belonging to the church, St. Paul’s Chapel and Graveyard (Lower Manhattan) is the burial place of George Eacker, who fatally wounded Alexander Hamilton’s son, Philip, in a duel. 

Heading uptown, the Trinity Church Cemetery and Mausoleum is where New Yorkers including John James Audubon, Jerry Orbach, John Jacob Astor, and Mayor Ed Koch are buried. It is still an active mausoleum and has plantings of rare heritage roses. Use this walking guide as you tour the grounds.

General Grant National Memorial , Morningside Heights

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The age-old question of “who’s buried in Grant’s Tomb,” can be answered at this mausoleum, which is the largest of its kind in North America. Both the Civil War General and 18th U.S. President and his wife, Julia, are interned there. The memorial is a National Park Service location and onsite park rangers can answer related questions.

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Old Burying Ground , Huntington 

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Managed by the Huntington Historical Society, the Old Burying Ground sits atop a hill behind the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Building south of Huntington’s Main Street. Its earliest remaining marker dates from 1712. In the present day, the society has scheduled cemetery tours on Saturdays through November 4 (advanced tickets required; no walk up sales).

Pinelawn Memorial Park and Arboretum , Farmingdale

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This cemetery and a level-two arboretum holds events open to the public including Yoga Under the Stars, on September 29, and a Fall Festival from October 7-9. Pinelawn is known as "The Park of Many Gardens" due to its various individual gardens carefully placed throughout over 500 acres; an on-site honeybee program cares for five hives.

Greater Niagara

Forest Lawn Cemetery , Buffalo

Listed on the State and National Registries of Historic Places, this 269-acre cemetery has a topography of lakes, valleys, hills, and streams, along with sculptural masterpieces including Frank Lloyd Wright’s famous Blue Sky Mausoleum . Famous residents include U.S. Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm, President Millard Fillmore, and singer and songwriter Rick James. Various walking, lawn, and trolley tours are available.

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Oakwood Cemetery, Troy

Designed by architect John C. Sidney, this 282-acre cemetery dates back to the 1840s and is graced with views of the Hudson River Valley. Ten to 12 miles of roadways wind through the cemetery’s foliage and rolling lawns that are used year-round for history education, recreation, and other purposes. Called the “Jewel of Oakland,” the Gardner Earl Memorial Chapel and Crematorium is named for the son of a Troy collar maker who had died tragically young. A National Historic Landmark, the Romanesque chapel is today used by the cemetery for hosting weddings and other events. Twenty-four mausolea and burial vaults hold many of the area’s founding families, industrialists, and politicians. Samuel Wilson — better known as "Uncle Sam" — is also buried here. A group of volunteers regularly conducts tours and hosts events such as a holiday concert within the Earl Chapel ( December 9 ).  

Albany Rural Cemetery , Albany

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What makes this rural cemetery unique is that many U.S. elected officials are buried here. A wreath laying ceremony named after U.S. President Chester Arthur, who is buried here, happens every October 5th. Other noted graves range from Presidential Cabinet members, to five governors, five ambassadors, and three members of the Continental Congress. The Friends of the Albany Rural Cemetery puts on events ( you can find listings on their Facebook page ).

Historic St. Agnes Cemetery , Albany

The 114-acre Historic St. Agnes Cemetery, founded in 1867 just outside of Albany, is full of 19th and 20th century monuments, shrines, and private mausoleums memorializing the area's earliest citizens, from the very wealthy and prominent to poor immigrants and people once enslaved. There is a Visitors Center and The Living Room Art Gallery features works by local artists. The cemetery has a full-time staff historian who offers guided tours by appointment. Materials for self-guided tours are available as well and the historic tour stops are marked with signs. A variety of events including painting and fine clay art, history lectures, community discussions, and gravestone restoration workshops also take place here.

Finger Lakes

Fort Hill Cemetery, Auburn

Both a historic site and an active cemetery, this 170-year plus place of burial is home to the graves of notable New Yorkers like Harriet Tubman and William H. Seward (President Lincoln’s Secretary of State). A 56-foot obelisk was erected in 1852 in memory of Logan, or Tah-gah-jute, the celebrated Chief of the Cayugas, a tribe of the Six Nations. On the north side of this memorial a marble slab bears the inscription, "Who is there to mourn for Logan." The cemetery has a handy online map .

Mount Hope Cemetery , Rochester

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Since its dedication in 1838, a third of a million people are said to have taken up permanent residence in this 196-acre site. Frederick Douglass and Susan B. Anthony, who both lived in Rochester, are among those who are buried here. Mount Hope is also known as America’s first municipal Victorian cemetery, where countless examples of Victorian funerary art can be seen while visiting. Several walking tours cover subjects such as architecture, mourning rituals, and its residents such as some mischievous ones. ASL interpretation is provided on request  (need 14 days advance notice). Note: Most paths are unpaved and some may be challenging for visitors using wheelchairs and other mobility devices. The webpage for their tours indicates degrees of walking difficulty with ratings on a scale of 1-5.

Woodlawn Cemetery of Elmira

Chartered in 1858, Woodlawn Cemetery is part of the "rural cemetery" concept which created park-like cemeteries in the U.S. Famous residents include Mark Twain, Ernie Davis, first Black recipient of the Heisman Trophy, and Hal Roach, an early filmmaker who worked with “The Little Rascals” and “Laurel & Hardy.” The cemetery also recognizes Elmira’s ties to the Underground Railroad through an interactive map about the abolitionists who aided this cause. Special events , like a Halloween season Ghost Walk are available.

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Lake View Cemetery, Jamestown

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Developed after citizens learned Jamestown's burial ground had outgrown the village’s needs, this circa 1859 cemetery has more than 45,000 burials in the cemetery, to date. Perhaps the most famous tenant is Lucille Ball. The beloved comedian was a Jamestown native. The curious and mysterious "Lady in Glass" also attracts many visitors and is often highlighted by the Fenton History Center on their  tours of the cemetery .

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Sunset Hill Cemetery , Clinton 

The rolling hills and majestic shade trees of Sunset Hill Cemetery provide a peaceful tranquility along with  The Path , a recently-installed meditative outdoor environment designed in part to provide comfort to visitors who are experiencing life changes. The Path features a labyrinth with an adjacent shelter with its floor made of purchased bricks that are engraved with the names of loved ones.

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Bay Shore’s Oakwood Cemetery holds second annual historical tour

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Dozens gathered today at Oakwood Cemetery to take a walk through time with Bay Shore and Islip’s famous and infamous. 

The historical tour was hosted by the Historical Society of Islip Hamlet and the Bay Shore Historical Society from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. and featured eleven burial sites. 

Members of the historical society dressed in period garb and impersonated the deceased while giving insight into the persons’ backstories and Long Island history.

The tour featured Revolutionary War soldiers, a nineteenth-century surgeon, a man who assisted in the Abraham Lincoln assassination, an Islip-born pirate, a pillar of Bay Shore’s African American community, and more. 

“Why I think the tour is such a great idea is because the tombstones and the people buried here are in fact the history of the area, and they’re the permanent history,” said Jack Weishahn, president of the Historical Society board. “Everybody’s story means something here.”

The historical society emphasized that they hope the tour will help change people’s perception of cemeteries and shift their view of it being a dark place to a place of remembrance. 

Check out scenes from the second annual Oakwood Cemetery tour below.

( Top: Impersonators from the second annual Oakwood Cemetery tour. )

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New York’s World Class Cemetery Since 1863

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Founded in 1863, Woodlawn is recognized as one of the most historically significant properties in America. It’s also the final resting place of leaders, legends, and loved ones whose lives have touched our own. Its memorials represent the largest and finest collection of funerary art in the country – and that’s only the beginning of what Woodlawn offers our community.

This is a place that serves the families of New York and surrounding areas during their time of need. A place of education and exploration, where stories are told and memories are made. It’s also an open-air art gallery, a living history museum, and an urban oasis that attracts 100,000 visitors every year from all over the world. We invite you to come and see the beauty, the majesty, and the history that sets Woodlawn apart.

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A PLACE TO REMEMBER

As one of America’s most historic and unique cemeteries, we offer a distinctive selection of final resting places. Choose from a variety of available lots in our beautiful garden cemetery, paired with a personalized monument that is both artful and meaningful.

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Woodlawn fosters a connection between the past and the present by creating educational content and learning opportunities for people of all ages. Our beautiful grounds are the perfect setting to learn about history, architecture, art, nature, and music.

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For nearly 50 years, Woodlawn has operated an on-site crematory. Through arrangements with the funeral home, we conduct cremations here on our premises. The Woolworth, our elegant indoor event space, is available for services or celebrations of life.

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As a natural, educational, and cultural landmark, the Woodlawn Conservancy provides educational programs for students and the public, engages a strong volunteer corps, and works to present the extraordinary collection of monuments and plantings found on our 400-acre cemetery.

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The Woodlawn Cemetery was designated a National Historic Landmark in 2011. Founded in 1863 by some of New York City’s most prominent citizens, Woodlawn tells the story of New York and the nation from the Industrial Age through today. Nearly every industry, class, religion and ethnicity is represented by the veritable “Who’s Who of American History,” reflecting stories of art and engineering, industrialization, cultural and societal development. In a rare instance, the Woodlawn gravesite of Admiral David Glasgow Farragut, was also designated as a National Historic Landmark, within a landmark, and this unique plaque adorns his gravesite. Learn more about – and visit – the rare pieces of history found at Woodlawn among our Notable Residents.

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Committed to preservation of this National Historic Landmark, Woodlawn management and staff have achieved the status of Accredited Level II Arboretum, through valuable services including education for thousands of annual visitors and guests, as well as events. The city’s “Great Trees” can be found among the growing collection of renowned artisan-designed mausolea that have long kept the cemetery as one of the most famous worldwide.

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My sister and I very often take walks throughout the beautiful gardens at Pinelawn. Our walks provide us with cathartic escapes where we’re able to enjoy the tranquility and magnificence of the grounds while connecting with our parents, who are laid to rest at Pinelawn’s peaceful Garden of Normandie. It’s such a wonderful place to spend time with nature. Frankly, I have never seen a cemetery quite like Pinelawn, which shouldn’t even be referred to as a cemetery as it’s park-like grounds can be compared to the New York Botanical Gardens! My father was a veteran, and I believe he chose the Garden of Normandie for its beautiful landscape and stunning bronze Statue of Peace. Like my parents, my sister and I also realized the benefits of pre-planning and purchased property in Pinelawn’s Garden of Serenity, which is in close proximity to our parents. Plus, it’s very important to us to know that our family will not have to make any difficult future decisions or incur expenses. We couldn’t be more pleased.

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Thinking of purchasing a burial plot is a contemplative undertaking, no pun intended. We solely intended to purchase a plot for a gravely ill member of the family, but you demonstrated such professionalism, accompanied with patience, that we decided to purchase a plot for ourselves, and also for our aunt and uncle. We want to thank you so much for your assistance, guidance and sensitivity throughout this difficult period.

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• The Original Knickerbocker: Washington Irving & The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. Meet the father of the American short story on this one-hour tour!  Learn all about Washington Irving, his impact on American Literature and the enduring appeal of "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow", which recently celebrated its Bicentennial. Best of all, you'll find out why Irving is called the Original Knickerbocker! 2024 Dates: Saturdays and Sundays from 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. and 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. through September. October and November dates will be posted in early September.

• Classic Daytime Tour.  Soak up the beauty of this 173-year old cemetery while your guide regales you with stories of the fascinating people resting here in peace. This  two-hour daytime walk pays homage to Washington Irving before heading north to visit the final resting places of two-term Chicago Mayor Walter Gurnee, steel titan Andrew Carnegie, oilman William Rockefeller, and much more. Admire beautiful art, architecture and cool cemetery symbolism along the way. This tour gives a great overview of why Sleepy Hollow Cemetery is so famous. 2024 Dates: Saturdays and Sundays from 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. through September. October and November dates will be posted in early September.

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2024 Evening Lantern Tours

• Classic Evening Lantern Tour. Step back in time and explore the cemetery by kerosene lantern light! This two-hour evening tour gives you a great overview of why Sleepy Hollow Cemetery is so famous. You’ll visit titans of industry like Andrew Carnegie and William Rockefeller, meet Washington Irving whose famous short story gave our village its very name, see the resting place of two-term Chicago Mayor Walter Gurnee, and much more. Along the way, admire beautiful art, architecture and cool cemetery symbolism. 2024 Dates: Spring and summer dates and times will be posted soon. October and November dates will be posted in early September.

Murder & Mayhem

The true stories on this two-hour lantern tour are so grim, you just might have nightmares!

Curious to learn about a family that lost 5 children one terrible afternoon, or a horrific murder that led police on a multi-state chase? Maybe you’d like to hear about a son who shot his father before turning the gun on himself, and a daughter who poisoned her mother? If so, then this is the tour for you!

Murder and Mayhem is back and better than ever with a new route - visit a few old favorites and leave with new ones! The truth is always stranger than fiction.

Subject matter is not suitable for children under 18. For the enjoyment of all tour goers, please respect this policy.

2024 Dates: Spring and summer dates and times will be posted soon. October and November dates will be posted in early September.

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Join Sara Mascia and Tara Van Tassell from our local historical society as they dish about several intriguing locals as well as some of our world- famous inhabitants. You can guess who will be good, bad, or unusual! Among the many locals are poet and eccentric Minna Irving, chocolatier William Wallace, and popular neighbor “Uncle” Washington Irving. They will also bring guests to visit some of the individuals who became locals by making Sleepy Hollow their final resting place, such as wealthy industrialist Andrew Carnegie, labor leader Samuel Gompers, a crop of Alexander Hamiltons, and many others all by the light of kerosene lanterns.

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Visit Green-wood Cemetery in Brooklyn

This post explains how you can take a tour of Green-wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, both guided as well as self-guided tours. Admission is free every day.

Introduction

• Who is Buried Here

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Opened in 1838, over half a million people are buried in Green-wood Cemetery.

Among them are many notable Americans ( see below ) and over 5,000 fallen civil war soldiers.

The land that Green-wood is on was the site of the first Revolutionary War battle, the Battle of Long Island. A few heroes of the Revolutionary War are buried here.

There are also individuals buried here who you've never heard but whose life stories and tales of their demise make a tour of Green-wood really fascinating.

Green-wood is also one of the most beautiful cemeteries in the U.S. The views are wonderful and you can see all the way to Lower Manhattan.

There are grand public monuments, as well as stunning family shrines, private mausoleums, and even catacombs.

Some consider it to be one of the finest 19th-century and 20th-century "open-air galleries" of neo-renaissance, neoclassical, and Victorian-style statues.

Because of its historic significance as well as its beautiful monuments, headstones, and landscaping, a tour of Green-wood Cemetery will not disappoint.

Read more about its history below . To find out about taking a tour, see the tour section further down in this post.

Who Is Buried Here?

Many influential Americans whose contributions and innovations changed the world are buried in Green-wood Cemetery.

There are countless Civil War soldiers and some Generals.

There are also some Revolutionary War heroes and even a 'founding father', William Livingston (1723–1790), a signer of the U.S. Constitution and first Governor of New Jersey.

Here are some of the other notable individuals buried in Green-wood:

Political and Public Figures

• Rev. Henry Ward Beecher (1813-1887), Pastor of Plymouth Church in Brooklyn Heights and nationally-known abolitionist
• Peter Cooper (1791–1883), inventor, manufacturer, abolitionist, and founder of Cooper Union in the East Village
• DeWitt Clinton (1769–1828), seventh and ninth Governor of New York, and US Senator from New York

Famous Women

• Susan McKinney Steward (1847–1918 ), the third African-American woman to earn a medical degree, and the first in New York state
• Mary Jacobi (1842-1906), physician, teacher, scientist, writer, and suffragist
• Abigail Hopper Gibbons (1801-1893), abolitionist, schoolteacher, and social welfare activist
• Laura Keene (1826-1873), 19th-century actress who was on stage during Lincoln’s assassination
• Kate Claxton (1848-1924), performer on stage during the Brooklyn Theater fire of 1876
• Isabella Goodwin (1865-1943), first woman detective in the New York Police Department
• Elias Howe (1819–1867), sewing machine
• Samuel F. B. Morse (1791–1872), the telegraph and Morse code
• Walter Hunt (1785–1869), safety pin
• Charles Feltman (1841–1910) - said to be the first person to put a hot dog on a bun

Cultural Figures

• Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960–1988), artist and muralist, part of the SoHo art scene in the early 1980s
• Eastman Johnson (1824–1906), co-founder of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
• Frederick August Otto Schwarz (1836–1911), founder of famed toy store FAO Schwarz
• Leonard Bernstein (1918–1990), conductor of the NY Philharmonic, based in Carnegie Hall and then Lincoln Center
• Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848–1933), known for his stained glass windows, such as the Tiffany Clock in Grand Central Terminal

Baseball Figures

• James Creighton, Jr. (1841–1862), the first pitcher to throw a fastball
• Charles Ebbets (1859–1925), owner of the Brooklyn Dodgers baseball team, built Ebbets Field
• Henry Chadwick (1824–1908), Baseball Hall of Fame member

Gangsters and Mobsters

• Albert Anastasia (1903–1957), mobster and contract killer for Murder, Inc.
• “Crazy” Joey Gallo (1929–1972), a member of the Columbo crime family, shot down in Little Italy
• William "Bill the Butcher" Poole (1821–1855), leader of the notorious Bowery Boys gang in Five Points

Newspaper Publishers

• Horace Greeley (1811–1872), founder of the New York Tribune
• James Gordon Bennett, Sr. (1795–1872), founder/publisher of the New York Herald
• Henry Jarvis Raymond (1820–1869), founder of the New York Times

Green-wood Cemetery offers a Historic Trolley for $30 per person. Tours are running as of Summer 2024 on Saturdays from 1 pm - 3 pm.

You are accompanied by an expert tour guide who will share the intriguing stories of the more notable permanent "residents".

Book your tour here. These tours routinely sell out so reserve tickets in advance.

Green-wood also has special events, such as occasional nighttime events, or tours of the Catacombs.

See the Green-wood Cemetery Events Calendar to find out what's scheduled while you are here.

Self-Guided Tours

Admission to Green-Wood is free at all times, and free maps are available at the entrance at 5th Avenue and 25th Street in Brooklyn.

You can download this free pdf version of a map of Green-Wood or download their free  Mobile App .

See the Green-wood Cemetery website for detailed directions .

Green-wood is open 7 days a week. Hours vary by season and by entrance. Here are the entry points and hours they are open:

Main Entrance (Fifth Avenue and 25th Street) 7 am to 7 pm

Sunset Park Entrance (Fourth Avenue and 35th Street) 8 am to 7 pm

Fort Hamilton Parkway Entrance (Fort Hamilton Parkway and Micieli Place) and Prospect Park West Entrance (Prospect Park West and 20th Street) will each be open from 11 am to 7 pm Monday through Friday (pedestrian gate only). On Saturday and Sunday, gates are open 8 am to 7 pm (pedestrian gate) with vehicle admittance from 8 am to 4pm.

History of Green-wood Cemetery

In America until the 1830s, burials were located in graveyards -- small plots of land usually belonging to the adjacent church or a town hall.

New York City’s Trinity Church and St. Paul’s Chapel in Lower Manhattan both have graveyards that date back to pre-Revolutionary times.

According to maps of early 1800s Manhattan, there were at least a dozen small graveyards below 12th Street, but these tended to be reserved for the deceased of wealthy or well-connected families.

Meanwhile, immigrants began arriving in New York City by the tens of thousands and as the city’s living population soared, so did the need for more space to bury its dead.

City planners began to address this issue and one major obstacle was the lack of space and the high real estate prices within New York City (which until 1898 was only the Island of Manhattan). City planners had to look for land located beyond the city limits.

At the same time, cities like Paris and Boston were experimenting with a new kind of cemetery, designed to be pastoral, serene and airy, unlike the cramped, dreary city graveyards.

The earliest grand and intentionally “rural” cemeteries were Pere Lachaise in Paris (1806) and Mount Auburn in Boston (1831).

In stepped Henry Pierrepont, a prominent and wealthy resident of the City (now borough) of Brooklyn, then one of the most important cities in the world.

Pierrepont felt strongly that the 300,000 residents of Brooklyn deserved a cemetery of grandeur, far removed from the hustle and bustle of city life, and that would offer both a serene setting for afternoon strolls for the living and eternal homes to Brooklyn’s dearly departed.

A board of trustees was formed and 478 acres of farmland in Brooklyn were purchased. With Pierrepont’s influence, engineer and designer Major David Bates Douglass was commissioned to develop Green-wood. The result was magnificent.

Located on the highest peaks in Brooklyn, Green-wood was more like a grand English park, with its rolling hills, natural ponds, and walking paths that wind through expanses of lush green lawns dotted with flowers and succulents, sculptures and architectural monuments

Green-wood's landscaping was so exceptional that it served as an inspiration to Calvert Vaux, the designer of Central Park and Prospect Park .

Ironically, what Green-wood didn’t inspire were customers.

Despite the splendor and space, it offered for burials, its potential clientele mainly lived in Manhattan and would have to be ferried over for burial.

In Green-wood’s early years there was a reluctance by New Yorkers to purchase plots in Distant Brooklyn.

Then, in 1844, the cemetery’s trustees devised a brilliant public relations stunt that gave the cemetery instant celebrity status.

They arranged to move the body of a multi-term New York mayor, U.S. Senator, and Governor, DeWitt Clinton, (who died in 1828) from his modest Albany grave to a new site at Green-Wood.

Soon the cemetery was selling huge plots of land for tombs, shrines, and even mausoleums and catacombs to families of the ‘rich and famous’ in anticipation of the inevitable.

Within 20 years of its opening, Green-wood was just as popular with the living as it was with the dead.

It attracted 500,000 visitors a year, rivaling only Niagara Falls for the greatest number of tourists.

When you visit Green-wood it is easy to understand why people flocked here to stroll and even picnic on the grass.

Green-wood is a feast for the eyes, with an abundance of finely-sculpted headstones that tell the stories of those who lie beneath them.

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Learn about the oldest nonliving residents of New York City with these ghostly tours

Nothing gets us more excited for Halloween than temporarily leaving the land of the living for a walk among the tombstones. Not to be morbid, but New York City is absolutely filled with dead people. Almost every park, including Central Park , Washington Square Park and Union Square Park , contains thousands of most likely extremely unrestful souls. Get your sixth sense tingling just in time for the spine-chilling day with these spooky New York cemetery tours.

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If the traditional Halloween thing isn't your deal, check out this unique twilight tour of Woodlawn Cemetery, where you're encouraged to pack a picnic dinner. Be on the lookout for the graves of world-renowned jazz artist Miles Davis and the queen of salsa, Celia Cruz.

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Are you afraid of the dark? If you just nodded to yourself, this is the tour for you. Walk around the Bronx's spooky Bartow-Pell estate and cemetery by candlelight. If being in close proximity to gravestones at night isn't scary enough for you, the ghost stories at the end will be. City Island Theater Group puts on a staged reading at 7pm; space is limited, so email in advance to reserve your spot.

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Spooky times in the cemetery and beyond as actors revisit local history, infamous residents

Drivers coasting down Montauk Highway in West Bay Shore might do a double take when they see a man in 1700s apparel “haunting” the road in front of Sagtikos Manor. It’s no ghostly figure, though, just Joe Bentivegna. 

He’ll be dressed in knee-high riding boots, breeches and an overcoat with ruffled sleeves that evoke the image of Alexander Hamilton on a Broadway stage, all the better to portray Isaac Thompson, a former resident of Sagtikos who lived in the manor in the 18th century. 

When a fall chill creeps through the air, many Long Islanders turn to tours where guides like Bentivegna dress in period costumes and unwind the clock. For these tours, volunteers research the stories of Long Island history through primary documents and portray local figures, some famous — or infamous — and others lost to time. 

“It’s an honor in one part because you realize you’re actually stepping into somebody else’s shoes for a while, and you want to do their life justice,” Bentivegna said. “There’s a responsibility that comes with that part.”

Various local churches, historical societies and municipalities hold living history tours in October, which they promote on social media. For immersive history outside of autumn, the Old Bethpage Village Restoration gives Long Islanders a taste of 19th-century living during various events throughout the year. 

The portrayals, which rely on research skills by history sleuths and a bit of performance by volunteers, can spark a love of history for visitors. Impersonators can entice visitors to take a look at the past through the eyes of the people who lived it, Bentivegna said.

Bentivegna, of Massapequa, has for several years portrayed Thompson for the Sagtikos Manor Historical Society’s fall festival. Thompson, whose family lived in Sagtikos, was Islip Town’s first magistrate and organized Suffolk County's Revolutionary War militia.

“The magic of history comes to life,” Bentivegna said about the tours. “It’s always going to be people that connect us.” 

Gloria Sesso, co-president of the Long Island Council for the Social Studies and a retired social studies teacher, agrees, adding that it’s through the art of storytelling that history perseveres. 

“I think they humanize the historical characters,” she said of impersonators. “What you’re doing is bringing characters to life. They’re not dead, they’re alive in people's minds.” 

Christine Scibelli, 36, of Islip and an Islip Hamlet Historical Society member, has portrayed Cynthia Hawkins and Anna Luther for the society’s Oakwood Cemetery tours. The women are buried in the Bay Shore cemetery, where visitors tour the historic graveyard and listen to monologues performed by the volunteer actors. 

Hawkins and Luther met their demises in Islip. Hawkins was slain by her son in 1887 when she wouldn’t bless his engagement to a servant. Luther, whose tragic story could “be a Netflix movie” according to Scibelli, was killed by her philandering, bigamist husband in Islip, where he lured her in 1909 under the guise of looking at property. 

“She was 27, and she had nobody,” Scibelli said. “The only connection she has with Islip is that she was murdered here. … I’d want someone to tell my story.” 

The desire to keep stories alive is what fuels Bev Tyler, 84, of East Setauket, who has portrayed spy ring leader Abraham Woodhull since 1976. It started when the Three Village Historical Society debuted historical impersonators in honor of the nation's bicentennial that same year, he said.

“It became evident that we didn’t want to let it go,” Tyler said. “We didn’t want this to just end. We thought that it was important, especially for schools." 

After more than 45 years of portraying the famed spy, Tyler said he feels deeply connected to him. So much so that he often slips into first-person mode when discussing Woodhull, with whom he shares relatives. 

Tyler said living history tours and presentations provide “touchstones of local history” for an audience that might not otherwise be aware of what happened in their own communities a lifetime or more ago. 

Bentivegna agrees.

“History in a sense is the death of knowledge,” he said. “There is something that goes away with that person, their life experiences, their knowledge. To preserve that in some way ... that’s the role of a historic site and an interpreter, to make that difference tangible and real somehow.”

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NOTE: The following information was extracted in part from a nomination/registration form prepared by Dr. George Williams and submitted to the US Department of the Interior, National Park Service, for the purpose of placing The Sands Family Cemetery on the National Register of Historic Places. The Park Service subsequently approved and published this status for the cemetery on March 12, 1992 (National Register #92000092).

THE SANDS FAMILY CEMETERY

by Fred Blumlein, Trustee, Past President

In 1759, John Sands II (1682-1763), then owner of the of the original Sands Homestead and burying ground, drafted a codicil to his will officially designating and reserving the family burying ground. The will states:

            I give and bequeath unto the family of the Sandses forever for a burying

            Place a piece of land six rods square in my orchard round the burying place

            that is there on Cowneck and on the farm I now live on.

Even though John Sands II father, John I (1652–1712), founded the family cemetery in ca. 1711, these few words in his will established the legal rights of the Sands family to have perpetual access to the land where their ancestors were interred.

The Sands Family Cemetery is located in the Village of Sands Point, Nassau County, New York. It is situated on a wooded knoll and is surrounded by private property. The burial ground consists of approximately one acre of land. Sands-family records indicate that 112 members of the family, relatives and friends were buried in the cemetery. The graves are oriented south to north, with headstones facing north. Mature trees surround the burying ground; other plantings include yews, holly and rhododendrons, planted on the perimeter of the cemetery.

The cemetery is currently managed by the Cow Neck Peninsula Historical Society, which acts as the agent of the Sands Family. As the resting place of the area’s earliest settlers and their descendants as well as an illustration of funerary art and custom on western Long Island, the Sands family Cemetery is an important historical resource in the community.

HISTORY OF THE SITE

In 1691, John Sands I (1652-1712), a wealthy sea captain from Block Island, purchased two parcels of land on an area of Long Island known as Cow Neck from Richard Cornwall of Rockaway. Cornwall and several others were awarded land patents on Cow Neck by British Governor Thomas Dongan in 1686. Cow Neck at that time was the name for the entire Port Washington-Manhasset peninsula. The first parcel purchased of approximately 500 acres grew to become the Village of Sands Point. Captain Sands named this acreage “Home Farm” and built a homestead still existing on Sands Point Road. The second parcel purchased by Sands was in the present Village of Flower Hill. He named this parcel “Inland Farm.” John Sands III inherited this farm and built his own homestead there in ca.1735. This early building is currently called the Sands-Willets House and is the headquarters of the Cow Neck Peninsula Historical Society.

In 1704, after the death of his son George, aged ten, John Sands I established a family burial ground north of their homestead near Long Island Sound. Captain Sands died in 1712. He and his wife, Sibyl Ray Sands (1665­-1733), were buried near their son in the burying ground.

Upon the death of John Sands I, the Home Farm property passed to Nathaniel Sands (1687-1750), his second son. In 1734, John Sands II (1682-1763) who already owned Inland Farm purchased half of the property, including the homestead and the burying ground.

In 1763 at the time of John Sands II’s death, there were already twenty graves in the Sands Cemetery. John Sands II’s property was divided by two of his sons in 1763. Simon Sands (1727-1782) received the portion containing the burial ground property [Simon’s brother, John Sands III, received the Inland Farm property]. In 1794 the estate of Simon Sands sold the burial ground property out of the family to Benjamin Hewlett, Sr., with the caveat “always excepting and reserving the burying ground on the said tract of land six rods square the liberty of going to and from the same for the use of the Sands family…” There were about forty burials in the cemetery at this time. In 1828 Benjamin Hewlett, Sr. sold the Sands Cemetery property to his son James Hewlett. James Hewlett’s 1844 will left the burial ground property to George G. Hewlett, his nephew and grandson of Benjamin Sands. In 1851, George G. Hewlett sold 110 acres, which included the burial ground, to Epenetus Nostrand. Through the following decades, the burial- ground property was sold and purchased numerous times ­– always remaining in private hands.

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The Sands family cemetery contains the graves of many prominent local citizens, including the area’s earliest settlers, Revolutionary War patriots, and community leaders. Their largely intact gravestones compose a distinguished collection of eighteenth and nineteenth century funerary art, and remain an important legacy of the community’s early settlement.

Those interred at the Sands Family Cemetery include Captain John Sands I (1652-1712), his wife Sybil (1665-1733), John II (1682-1763), and John II’s son, Simon Sands (1727-1782). During the Revolutionary War, Simon Sands was a member of the Sons of Liberty, a Committeeman and a member of the Cow Neck Militia. His brother, Benjamin Sands (1735-1824), served as a member of the Sons of Liberty, was the Chairman of the Sons of Liberty, a delegate to the fourth Provincial Congress and co-author of the 1755 document which separated Cow Neck and the northern part of the town of Hempstead from the southern part controlled by Loyalists.

Also interred in the cemetery is Colonel John Sands IV (1737-1811), the leader of the Great Neck-Cow Neck-Hempstead Harbor Militia Company and one of the officers of the Long Island Militia at the Battle of Long Island in August 1776 at Brooklyn Heights. Sands was captured by the British when he returned to his home, imprisoned for one month, and then pardoned by British General Howe. In 1785 John Sands IV was elected to the New York State Assembly. Col. John Sands, his brothers and their wives are all buried in the Sands Cemetery. Captain Abraham Lynson Sands (1783-1840) is also buried in the Sands Cemetery. He was a West Point graduate and an Aide-de-Camp to General Andrew Jackson.

Henry Sands Brooks (1772–1833), a celebrated merchant selling men’s clothing, is additionally buried in the cemetery. After his passing, his five sons took over his business and renamed it “Brooks Brothers.”

Among the unrelated soldiers of the Revolution buried in the Sands Cemetery is Noah Mason (1757-1841). Mason fought at the Battle of Saratoga under General Horatio Gates. Noah Mason is well known for having constructed the Sands Point Lighthouse in 1809 on the property that was once a part of the original Sands’ Home Farm.

After 163 years of use the final interment at the Sands Cemetery took place in 1867 with the burial of William E. Crocker.

SIGNIFICANT GRAVESTONES

The Sands Family Cemetery is historically and architecturally significant for its association with the early settlement and growth of the Sands Point area, for its distinguished collection of well-preserved eighteenth and nineteenth century gravestones and for the information it provides about the social and religious customs of the local settlers and their descendants. Dutch and English families from the surrounding areas settled the Cow Neck area in the late seventeenth century. The cemetery was established ca. 1711 when John Sands I set aside one acre of his estate to use as a family burying ground; however, the first burial on the property occurred in 1704. The 86 well-preserved sandstone and marble grave markers include examples of winged death’s heads, skull-and-crossbones, soul effigies, plain tripartite sandstone tablets of the Eighteenth century and neoclassical motifs popular during the Nineteenth century. Several of the stones can be attributed to master carvers Henry Emmes, John Stevens II, John Zuricher, and the Lammson Brothers. The progression of motifs and epitaphs used on these gravestones reflects the changes in religious beliefs and social customs on western Long Island during the Eighteenth and Nineteenth centuries.

Sands family records indicate that 112 members of the family, relatives and friends were buried in the cemetery. Marking the burials are 86 extant headstones and some footstones, which represent a variety of popular types of their relative periods. They are all of sandstone, marble or slate and, in addition to their decoration, may contain epitaphs that reveal the socio-religious beliefs of the period. The patterns and motifs of the headstones in the Sands Cemetery span the period 1704 to 1867, and include winged death’s heads, scull and cross bones, soul effigies, simple three lobed sandstone “In Memory” stones, stones with weeping willow motifs and oval-topped marble slabs. The Sands family tombstones show the evolution of the ideas about death, religious and funeral customs of a family who lived in one area for more than two centuries. Due to the secluded nature of the cemetery many stones have survived with a high level of integrity.

A detailed description of several of the most artistic and/or stylistically significant stones follows:

PARTIAL LISTING OF SIGNIFICANT GRAVEMARKERS

Name                Date         Carver              Description

Edward Sands     d. 1746     Nathanial or  Carved of sandstone; winged death’s head motif.

                                       Caleb Lamson     The skull is flanked by wings and is surmounted

                                                                    by a crown.

Mary Sands        d.1724      Nathanial or     Carved of sandstone; winged death’s head motif.

                                      Caleb Lamson        The skull is flanked by wings and is surmounted

                                                                      By a flower and floral border.

Robert Sands      d.1735   Nathanial or       Carved of sandstone; winged death’s head motif.

                                     Caleb Lamson        The skull is flanked by wings with curled tips.

                                                                    The skull is surmounted by a flower and floral border.

Sybil Sands        d.1759   Henry Emmes    Carved of sandstone; winged soul effigy motif.

Thorne                                                         The stone features a skull and crossbones in a

                                                                    stylized tympanum.

John Sands I       d.1712   John Stevens II   Carved of slate; winged soul effigy motif. Pear-

                                                                      Shaped cherub face with slanted eyes, turned

                                                                      down lips, hair combed forward and flanked by

                                                                      high lurching wings.

Sybil Ray Sands  d.1733   John Stevens II   Carved of slate; winged soul effigy motif.

                                                                      Pear-Shaped cherub face with slanted eyes, turned

                                                                      down lips, no hair and flanked by high lurching wings.

Mary Sands        d.1755   John Zuricher     Carved of slate; winged soul effigy motif.

Gilford                                                          Pear-shaped face, pointed chin, rolling hair, slanted

                                                                     Eyes and turned down mouth surmounted by a crown and flanked by wings.

                                                                     Paired finials.                                                                                 

                                                                     Matching footstone.

The 86 extant sandstone, marble and slate grave markers date between 1704 and 1867. They are all of the headstone and footstone variety, the most common form of grave marker employed on Long Island. As a group they illustrate the range of styles and motifs common on Long Island in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth centuries. The markers fall into four categories stylistically:

Among the earliest markers, those of Mary Sands (1715-1724), Robert Sands (1710-1725), John Sands II, his wife Catherine and Edward Sands (1691-1746), exemplify the winged death’s head motif. Funerary-art historian, Richard Welch states: 

            The winged skull symbolizes the transitory nature of the earthly existence

            and fleetness with which death overtakes all. It was a lesson to all who gazed

            upon it that the pleasures and glories of this life are temporary and the pursuit

            of earthly riches and fame at the expense of preparation for man’s true salvation

            in the afterlife-is folly. The winged death’s head was a reminder that none could

            escape the judgment of God. [1]

1.  Richard F. Welch. The Gravestones of Early Long Island 1680-1810.

(Syosset, New York: Friends for Long Island Heritage, 1983) pg. 13.

Another symbol that emphasizes the triumph of death and judgment of God is the plain skull and crossbones. A fine example of this unusual motif is evidenced on the stone of Sybil Sands Thorne (1727-1759). Research has attributed the carving of this stone to Henry Emmes, who was actively cutting gravestone in Boston and Newport from 1750-1790.

Category II

The second type or style exhibited in the Sands Family Cemetery is that of the soul effigy motif. Soul effigies were carved almost as early and the winged-death’s heads. They were still being used on tombstones until the Nineteenth century. Winged skulls disappeared around 1750. The winged-soul effigy depicts the triumph of the soul and its glorification in heaven, rather than the harsh and gloomy idea that no one escapes the judgment of God. The typical effigy appears as the face of an angel of cherub that is flanked by extended wings. The optimism reflected in these images of salvation also illustrates a certain relaxation in religious beliefs and attitudes toward death. The finest examples of this style are displayed on the monuments of John Sands I (1649-1712) and his wife Sybil Ray (1665-1733). Both slate markers have been attributed to John Stevens (1702-1778) of Newport, Rhode Island, whose father and son were stonecutters. The effigy style associated with John Stevens II featured an egg-shaped head with eyes that were narrow and slanted and a mouth that was turned down. Two high spreading wings flank the head. The two Sands’ stones in this style were probably cut at the same time, after the death of Sybil.

The tympanum of the headstone of Mary Sands Gilford (1732-1755), another daughter of John Sands II and the wife of Samuel Gilford, bears a different type of soul effigy. Her cherub has a pear-shaped, pointed chin, rolled hair and a crown.

Category III

A third category of stone design is that of the simple three-lobed sandstone tablet, a style common in the post-Revolutionary period. This type of stone came into fashion near the end of the Eighteenth century as the old religious symbols fell into disuse. The earliest of this type in the Sands Cemetery is the tombstone of Nathaniel Sands (1687-1750), a son of John I. The variety in the differing shapes of the lobes – some are taller, more pointed or wider than others – and their lack of ornate symbols, provides and soothing contrast to the winged skull and soul effigies. Many of these stones are simply inscribes with the words “In Memory” or “In Memorium” with the deceased’s name, birth and death dates and sometimes a simple epitaph.

Some of the soldiers of the Revolutions and their wives have stones of the three-lobed type. Simon Sands (1727-1782), and his wife Catherine Tredwell (1731-1764), and Benjamin Sands (1734-1824) all have the stones witch say “In Memory” with the deceased’s name, birth and death dates inscribed on the stone. Mary Jackson (1739-1798) the wife of Benjamin Sands, has a three lobed-stone that says “Here lyes the body” and included similar information.

Grave markers after ca.1800 are noteworthy for their incorporation of neoclassical motifs that reflect the national, republican culture of the period. One of the finest examples of this type is the stone of John Sands IV that features the typical there-lobed form but features a willow in the center lobe.

Category IV

Finally, plain white-marble slabs represent the fourth type of marker exhibited in the cemetery. This monument type became popular during the mid-nineteenth century, representing a break from the religious symbolism of the past. Several of these stones survive, including the markers of Noah Mason (1757-1841) and Abraham Sands (1783-1840).

CEMETERY SIZE

The burial ground consists of approximately one acre of land. It is irregular in shape: its west side is 108 feet; the north side bordered by a fence is 56 feet long; the east side is 73 feet; and it is 67 feet on the south side of the property, according to a 1989 survey of the parcel.

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Long Island, NY has enough eerie tales and historic tragedies to send tingles down your spine with dozens of locations believed to be haunted – from centuries-old lighthouses, to bars, mansions and theaters, to ancient Native American burial grounds, lakes, and Revolutionary War battlegrounds.

As Halloween nears, it’s no surprise that these unique sites attract visitors from across the country – especially those that offer paranormal tours. So check out our list of the most haunted places on Long Island, all accessible with help of the Long Island Rail Road, where proprietors actually welcome visitors… and hopefully, the ghosts do too.

A note on the Kings Park Psychiatric Center & Amityville Horror House: While both of these iconic Long Island landmarks are supposedly haunted, they are excluded from our list because visitors are prohibited to trespass on these properties.

1. Camp Hero in Montauk

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In the 1650s, the Montaukett Indians were ambushed by a warring tribe near the Montauk Plaza; the same spot where Teddy Roosevelt and his Rough Riders were quarantined after the Spanish-American War. Native American spirits supposedly still wander here, while soldiers snatched away by yellow fever still seek respite. And at  Camp Hero, Montauk , rumor has it that not only is the former air force base which now serves as Camp Hero State Park (and the inspiration behind  Stranger Things ) haunted, but the entire town of Montauk is filled with hotspots of spooky happenings. It is said that Camp Hero is haunted by non-human spirits, creatures, and the unsettling history of all that took place here.

2. Fire Island Lighthouse

The original Fire Island Lighthouse was constructed in 1826 and was replaced by the current lighthouse which was built in 1858. It is believed that the caretaker of the  Fire Island Lighthouse  who lived there before the resurrection was distraught over the illness of his child. After waiting days for a doctor to show up at the isolated lighthouse, the child tragically passed away. Grieving after the loss, the caretaker sadly hung himself at the lighthouse and it is said that his spirit still roams the lonely rooms today.

3. Country House Restaurant in Stony Brook Village

Originally built as a farmhouse in 1710, the Stony Brook Village  Country House Restaurant  is known for its old-school charm nestled inside a historic colonial house. But did you know the Revolutionary War-era house is haunted? Supposedly, Country House is haunted by the spirit of a woman named Annette Williamson who was murdered after she welcomed British soldiers into her family home during the Revolutionary War. Restaurant visitors say that they hear her cries, see light bulbs flashing, and hear footsteps running and walking.

4. Raynham Hall in Oyster Bay

This mid-18th-century Oyster Bay home was owned by the Townsend family and confiscated by the British during the Revolutionary War.  Raynham Hall  is said to be haunted by Sally Townsend who received a valentine from the British Lieutenant Colonel Simcoe occupying her family’s home. Sally reported Simcoe and another British soldier, Major Andre, to her brother who was a part of George Washington’s spy ring. Andre was then captured and executed for conspiracy, and the hall is now a museum that you can visit today (with ghost tours!).

5. Katie’s of Smithtown

Staff and customers alike have been reporting paranormal activity at Katie’s bar for many years. Many say the property is primarily haunted by Charlie Klein, a former bootlegger and bartender from the 1920s Prohibition Era who took his own life. Some of the most common claims include seeing Charlie’s apparition, glasses being knocked off of shelves, doors swinging open, unexplained noises and more.

Charlie’s not alone however, as there are said to be several different spirits hanging around Katie’s. In 1909, a hotel that once stood in the same spot burned to the ground killing one person who got trapped in the basement. There are also claims that one of the spirits is a 16th century murderer.

6. Old Bethpage Village Restoration

Urban legend goes that the  Old Bethpage Village Restoration  is haunted by a small boy that was shut away in the Conklin house and that on occasion, visitors hear loud bangs in the house. Several people have also claimed to see a woman standing at the top of the stairs. Other houses haunted by ghosts in the village include the Schenck Dutch Farmhouse, the reception center, the Hewlett House, the Noon Inn, the Layton Store, and the Williams House.

7. Lake Ronkonkoma’s Lady of the Lake

Credit: Lon Cohen

One of the area’s most serene spots for canoeing and Long Island’s largest freshwater lake is also home to the “Lady of the Lake.”  Lake Ronkonkoma’s  infamous Native American princess was in love with a member of her tribe who was murdered by a settler on the eve of their wedding. Other legends say she was in love with a settler, but her father forbade the match. According to the local lore, the princess drowned herself in the middle of the lake...although her body was never found. Now, the phantom lady of the lake can sometimes be seen on the shore, mourning her love. It’s rumored that she is responsible for several drownings at the lake over the past few centuries.

8. The Gateway Playhouse in Bellport

Constructed in 1827, the  Gateway Playhouse  is one of the oldest active theaters on Long Island. Allegedly in the late 1800s, a murder took place at the theater, and employees say that they still hear the sounds of the moaning victim. A man wearing a top hat has appeared in the sound booth, and there have been reports of flickering lights and random tapping or knocking sounds.

9. Southampton History Museum’s Rogers Mansion and Halsey House Ghost Tours

Credit: Southampton History Museum/Website

Made up of a dozen historical buildings, the  Southampton History Museum  has two of the most haunted places on Long Island: the Rogers Mansion and the Halsey House. The Rogers Mansion was owned by the Rogers family from 1650 to 1889 and after two additional owners, the Village of Southampton purchased it in 1932. The Halsey House was built in the 1680s by Thomas Halsey Jr., the son of pioneer Thomas Halsey Sr.

At both historical houses, guests and employees have documented unexplained footsteps, items being thrown across the basement, and shadowy figures following people through the house. The activity is so widespread and regular that  Long Island Paranormal Investigators  have set up a permanent residency here offering ghost tours once a month throughout the year.

10. Stony Brook Village Walking Ghost Tour

Presented by the Ward Melville Heritage Organization, Stony Brook Village Center has a ghost tour called,  “Secrets & Spirits”  on October 27 and 28 where participants can search for spirits through time with new stories of local hauntings along Stony Brook’s coastal community. Ghost stories include the Long Island witch trials and the woman in white at the Stony Brook Grist Mill.

11. The Wickham Farmhouse in Cutchogue

The Wickham Farmhouse  murders were one of the most horrifying events to take place on the East End. In 1854, James and Frances Wickham, along with their 14-year-old servant boy, were axe-murdered in their bedrooms by a farmhand named Nicholas Behan. In 1988, Anne and John Wickham awoke to a dark figure standing over their bed 124 years after the murder, so they sealed the room and have not entered since. Some say that you can still hear the footsteps of Nicholas Behan coming from the second-floor hall.

12. Sagtikos Manor in Bay Shore

Credit: Sagtikos Manor Historical Society/Website

The historic  Sagtikos Manor  was occupied by the British during the Revolutionary War and once hosted George Washington himself in 1790. The last owner of the manor died in the early 1900s, and there have been reports of people seeing turning doorknobs, strange figures, and wispy moving mists in the family cemetery located on the grounds. The most notable paranormal activity is the ghost of a Native American princess who was believed to have died on the grounds of the manor. Witnesses say they’ve seen her ghost in the loft of the property on different occasions.

13. Brookwood Hall in East Islip

Credit: Sean P. Mills

The former Brookwood Hall orphanage is a grand Georgian Revival house built in 1903. It is now home to Islip town offices, the  Islip Art Museum  and the  Islip Arts Council . According to reports, the spirits of some of the children from the orphanage still haunt the property, and multiple witnesses have seen a young boy sitting at the edge of the water staring out into the sunset only for him to disappear.

14. Southampton Campus Windmill at Stony Brook University

Credit: Stony Brook Southampton/Website

Not far from Southampton’s Halsey House, atop a hill in the center of the  Stony Brook University Southampton campus , sits a windmill. Built in 1713, the windmill is said to be haunted by the ghost of a young girl. The lore goes that the owner of the property in the 19 th  century let his daughter play in the windmill, only she fell down the steps, broke her neck, and died. According to Stony Brook University students, the face of a small girl looking out from the windmill’s windows can often be seen as they pass by.

15. Old Burial Hill Cemetery in Huntington

Credit: Huntington Historical Society/Website

Established in the 17 th  century, the Old Burying Ground Cemetery is the oldest burying ground in Huntington, established soon after the Town’s 1653 founding. The cemetery served as a base camp for the British troops during the Revolutionary War where many British soldiers destroyed gravestones. Some say the ground is now home to the ghosts of those whose final resting place was disturbed.  The Huntington Historical Society’s  tour of the cemetery will give you all of the details on the cemetery’s historical past.

16. Mount Misery Road in Huntington

Credit: Long Island Press

Mount Misery Road is a short road located within the  West Hills County Park  in Huntington. It has a reputation of being one of the most haunted roads in the world. The stories surrounding the hauntings date back to the Native American tribes who lived in the area and considered it cursed and off-limits. They spoke of strange lights, livestock disappearing, and mysterious creatures in the woods. Other legends speak of a hospital that burnt down in the 1700s with patients and staff trapped inside.

17. Three Village Historical Society Spirits Tour

The  Spirits Tour  is back! The Three Village Historical Society’s Spirits Tour guides participants through 10 locations in two of Setauket’s historic cemeteries — Caroline Episcopal Church of Setauket and the Setauket Presbyterian Church Cemetery — to walk-in on conversations between Spies of the American Revolution. Bringing the spirits to life, the tour is happening on October 22.

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