Mt. Zion

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Address
59-63 54th Avenue
Maspeth, Queens 11378
(718) 335-2500
Official web site

The most striking quality of Mount Zion Cemetery in Maspeth is how crowded it feels, certainly when compared to the relatively spacious Old Calvary or nearby New Calvary. Graves abut each other so tightly that visiting a particular marker often involves standing inches away from the stone.

The grounds comprise 80 acres but the closeness of the markers makes those 80 acres feel like a lot more. Views from atop some of Mount Zion's rolling hillsides offer startling views of wave after wave of tombstones.

Mt. Zion is also characterized by metal and stone gateways that welcome visitors to the various sections of the cemetery. These gates contain names of organizations and individuals who sponsored the section. These gates vary in stature, and some are quite formidable.

Mt. Zion is home to a notable memorial to 16 unidentified victims of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire, a seminal incident in New York history. Numerous other web sites detail the Shirtwaist disaster and how its significance has not faded to this day.

The two statues with outstretched arms are often pictured as being a part of the Shirtwaist memorial, but they appear to me to represent the entrance to Workmen's Circle.

There are three monuments at Mt. Zion dedicated to Shirtwaist, including an impressive pillar structure nestled among other markers at Workmen's Circle.