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Woodlawn Cemetery and Woodlawn National Cemetery
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Historic Davis Street gate to Woodlawn Cemetery
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| Location: | Elmira, New York |
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| Built: | 1864 |
| Architect: | Pierce and Bickford; et al. |
| Architectural style: | No Style Listed |
| Governing body: | Department of Veterans Affairs |
| NRHP Reference#: |
04001117 [1] |
| Added to NRHP: | October 06, 2004 |
Woodlawn Cemetery is the name of a cemetery in Elmira, New York, United States. The most famous person buried in it is Mark Twain. Many members of the United States Congress, including Jacob Sloat Fassett are also interred there.
Within Woodlawn Cemetery is the distinct Woodlawn National Cemetery, begun with the interment of Confederate prisoners from a nearby prison camp during the American Civil War. It is run by the United States Veterans Administration.[2]
Both cemeteries are still active and together were added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.[2]
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