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Rockville Cemetery

Memorials	:	4
Location	:	Lynbrook, Nassau County, USA
Phone	:	(516) 599-0411
Coordinate	:	40.6594009, -73.6592026
Description	:	The cemetery started as a small local burial ground in 1799. The cemetery features a monument to two nearby shipwrecks, the Bristol and the Mexico, in the winter of 1836-1837. The Bristol and Mexico Monument marks the mass grave of the 139 passengers, mostly Irish immigrants fleeing famine. The shipwrecks resulted in changes to New York Harbor approach practices. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015. Unfortunately, non of the original tombstones in lines 1 through 11 remain. These graves have been resold.	The cemetery started as a small local burial ground in 1799. The cemetery features a monument to two nearby shipwrecks, the Bristol and the Mexico, in the winter of 1836-1837. The Bristol and Mexico Monument marks the mass grave of the 139 passengers, mostly Irish immigrants fleeing famine. The shipwrecks resulted in changes to New York Harbor approach practices. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015. Unfortunately, non of the original tombstones in lines 1 through 11 remain. These graves have been resold.

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Rockville Cemetery is located at 45 Merrick Rd Lynbrook, Nassau County ,New York ,USA.
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Latitude: 40.6594009
Longitude: -73.6592026

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1. Pettit Cemetery
Oceanside, Nassau County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6398100, -73.6243200

2. Trinity Cemetery
Hewlett, Nassau County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6347240, -73.7051900

3. Greenfield Cemetery
Uniondale, Nassau County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6903000, -73.6053009

4. Beth David Cemetery
Elmont, Nassau County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6986008, -73.7046967

6. Saint John's Cemetery
Valley Stream, Nassau County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6866989, -73.7230988

7. Saint Boniface Cemetery
Elmont, Nassau County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6937200, -73.7172510

10. Presbyterian Cemetery
Hempstead, Nassau County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7092860, -73.6237200

11. Old Town Burying Ground
Hempstead, Nassau County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7094420, -73.6227750

12. New Cemetery
Hempstead, Nassau County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7093910, -73.6220020

14. Freeport Cemetery
Freeport, Nassau County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6556570, -73.5828540

15. Elmont Cemetery
Elmont, Nassau County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7030983, -73.7110977

16. Cathedral of the Incarnation
Garden City, Nassau County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7211890, -73.6423610

18. Belmont Park Race Track
Elmont, Nassau County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7094002, -73.7213287

19. Lawrence Cemetery
Lawrence, Nassau County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6175919, -73.7319260

21. Old Springfield Cemetery
Springfield Gardens, Queens County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6860008, -73.7480011

22. Montefiore Cemetery
Springfield Gardens, Queens County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6876670, -73.7486890

23. Rainbow Division Memorial
Garden City, Nassau County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7269710, -73.6208100