Cemeteries in New York State

The Father of the Erie Canal has a magnificent grave marker that redefines the term "final resting place."

It's common to find the famous science communicator's grave adorned with pale blue marbles.

This cemetery holds the remains of an accused witch and the man that ensured her freedom.

How did a historical Black burial ground become a Staten Island strip mall?

A small window was installed in this gravestone to honor a young boy's dying wish.

What was once a vast naval cemetery is now home to nesting birds and pollinating bees.

The final resting place of a former Dodgers and Mets player can be found in central Brooklyn, in the first diocesan cemetery for Catholics in the borough.

The Brigadier General was so afraid of being buried alive that he had a buzzer installed in his mausoleum, just in case he woke up.

The painter who popularized "bulls" and "bears" as symbols for the stock market didn't get a proper headstone for over a century.

This controversial statue has migrated twice in its life.

The final resting place of President Chester A. Arthur and hundreds of others from Revolutionary War soldiers to poets, politicians, and painters.

The final resting place for the famed creator and narrator of "The Twilight Zone."

Known by nicknames like the "Jersey Jumper" and the "Daring Yankee," Patch was the first famous daredevil in the United States.

An unprepossessing stone marks the last resting place of one of the most accomplished Native Americans in history.

The final resting place of some of Staten Island's earliest settlers and their descendants.

Nearly four centuries after its founding, remnants of one of the oldest planned communities in North America are still visible in southern Brooklyn.