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  Pictures dated c. 1907 and 2001
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1908 Cemetery Brochure
"To reach the Cemetery from Manhattan, take [the] East 34th Street Ferry to Long Island City, and [the] Long Island Railroad to Maple Grove Station, at the western entrance of the Cemetery. The distance from Long Island City to Maple Grove is only 8 miles . With the completion of the Pennsylvania Railroad tunnels, the entire distance between New York and Maple Grove will be covered in less than 20 minutes."
Source:
- Monotone image courtesy of Maple Grove Cemetery
Reference:
- Barry Lewis, Kew Gardens: Urban Village in the Big City, p. 13 (Kew Gardens Council for Recreation and the Arts 1999)