Woodlawn Cemetery
Bronx, New York · Established 1863
Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx is a National Historic Landmark spanning 400 acres, established in 1863 during the Civil War era. It is renowned for its architectural mausoleums and monuments designed by the greatest artists and architects of the Gilded Age. Woodlawn has long been a destination for music lovers, housing the graves of numerous jazz and blues legends.
7
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1863
Founded
Bronx
City
NY
State
Records from Woodlawn Cemetery(7 total)
Mark Twain
1835 — 1910
American author and humorist, known for The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.
“The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated.”
Harriet Quimby
1875 — 1912
First American woman to earn a pilot's license.
Nellie Bly
1864 — 1922
Journalist known for her record-breaking trip around the world in 72 days.
Madam C.J. Walker
1867 — 1919
First female self-made millionaire in America; built a cosmetics empire and became a major philanthropist.
“I got my start by giving myself a start.”
Rosa Parks
1913 — 2005
Civil rights activist whose refusal to give up her bus seat triggered the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
“Quiet strength.”
Duke Ellington
1899 — 1974
Jazz composer, pianist, and bandleader whose orchestra performed continuously from 1923 to 1974.
“It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing.”
Miles Davis
1926 — 1991
Jazz trumpeter and composer who was central to the development of bebop, cool jazz, modal jazz, and jazz fusion.
“Don't play what's there, play what's not there.”
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