WOODLAWN CEMETERY lies in Westchester County, eight miles north of Harlem
Bridge, and along the line of the New York, Harlem and Albany Railway.
It is easily reached by means of this road. It was incorporated in 1863,
and laid out in 1865. It comprises about 325 acres, and is naturally one
of the most beautiful cemeteries used by the city. It is easier of
access than Greenwood, there being no ferry to cross, and the Harlem
Railway Company having instituted a system of funeral trains which convey
funeral corteges to the entrance to the grounds. This, together with its
natural beauty, is making it a favorite place of burial with the New
Yorkers. The grounds are being rapidly improved, and, it is believed,
will eventually rival Greenwood. Since its opening, in 1865, there have
been nearly 9000 interments in Woodlawn. Admiral Farragut was buried
here in 1871. The main avenue or boulevard from the Central Park to
White Plains will pass through these grounds, and afford a broad and
magnificent drive from the city to the cemetery.