File:Oakland Cemetery gravestones.jpg
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English: The site where in 1866 Leonard W. Jerome turned his land over to the cemetery, Four years later Jerome took back all but 65 acres and canceled the amount of the debt outstanding. In December of 1866 the Yonkers Cemetery Association was established. In June 1882 the name was changed to Oakland Cemetery. Revolutionary and Civil War soldiers are buried here. Recent interments include Rapper DMX |
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The Glebe (Yonkers, New York) 2 Saw Mill River Road, Whitney Young, Yonkers, NY. In 1751 Frederick Phillipse entrusted to his children “The Glebe” – a portion of land for use by ministers of the Church of England that were inducted into Saint John’s Church. Several years later it appeared that the intentions of Mr. Phillipse were not to be carried out when the Vestry of St. John’s appealed to the Supreme Court and was granted permission to sell all but a small portion of the property. In 1866 landowner L. Jerome accepted certificates of indebtedness for $200,000 for the entire parcel. Later, he cancelled the debt on the upper portion which became St. Johns Cemetery. The cemetery is divided into two halves with a hill separating the western lower half from the eastern upper half. The eastern half borders on the Saw Mill River Parkway, while the western half borders on Saw Mill River Road, where all of the entrances are located.
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