The Albany Rural Cemetery was established October 7, 1844, in Menands, New York, just outside of the city of Albany, New York. It is renowned as one of the most beautiful, pastoral cemeteries in the United States, at over 400 acres (1.6 km2). Many historical American figures are buried there.
Read more about Albany Rural Cemetery: History, Notable Burials, Gallery
Famous quotes containing the words rural and/or cemetery:
“No, in your rural letter box
I leave this note without a stamp
To tell you it was just a tramp
Who used your pasture for a camp.”
—Robert Frost (1874–1963)
“I am a cemetery abhorred by the moon.”
—Charles Baudelaire (1821–1867)