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Abby Brenker

The History of St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery

The thing that I love most about St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery (besides the history, which I will get to in a moment) is the fact that...

Abby Brenker

The History of Woodlawn Cemetery

Woodlawn Cemetery first opened in The Bronx in 1863. It occupies over 400 acres of land and holds the remains of about 300,000 people....

Abby Brenker

The Secrets of Brooklyn's Green-Wood Cemetery

Brooklyn’s Green-Wood cemetery spans 478 acres of land. It opened in 1838, as one of the first rural cemeteries in the United States....

Abby Brenker

Haunted History: Nellie Bly & The Octagon

I categorize this article under the heading Haunted History, because that is how we talk about history at The Lunatics Project. But...

Abby Brenker

Haunted History: Manhattan's Smallest Cemetery

This small cemetery tucked away on west 11th street in Manhattan was founded in 1805, and is Manhattan’s smallest cemetery. The official...

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