Mount Zion Cemetery (New York City)
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Mount Zion Cemetery is a Jewish cemetery
located in the Maspeth
neighborhood of New York City
. It was founded in 1893 and has more than 210,000 burials. It is noted for its memorial to the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire
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Cemetery
A cemetery is a place in which dead bodies and cremated remains are buried. The term "cemetery" implies that the land is specifically designated as a burying ground. Cemeteries in the Western world are where the final ceremonies of death are observed...
located in the Maspeth
Maspeth, Queens
Maspeth is a small community in the borough of Queens in New York City. Neighborhoods sharing borders with Maspeth are Woodside and Sunnyside to the north, Long Island City to the northwest, Greenpoint to the west, East Williamsburg to the southwest, Fresh Pond and Ridgewood to the south, and...
neighborhood of New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
. It was founded in 1893 and has more than 210,000 burials. It is noted for its memorial to the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire
The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in New York City on March 25, 1911, was the deadliest industrial disaster in the history of the city of New York and resulted in the fourth highest loss of life from an industrial accident in U.S. history...
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Notable burials
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(1895-1943) -- lyricist - Nathanael WestNathanael WestNathanael West was a US author, screenwriter and satirist.- Early life :...
(1903-1940) -- author and screenwriter