Nate Folkert: a flock of argentine monk parakeets have made their nest on the middle tower of the arch and can often be seen going about their business
Nate Folkert: sculpture of the hidatsa chief black moccasin who helped lewis and clark’s expedition. in honor of george catlin, painter of the american west, buried nearby
Nate Folkert: locust grove mausolea were designed by architect david grider, taking inspiration from rolling landscape of green wood cemetery, and is named after the estate of samuel morse in dutchess county
Nate Folkert: monument dedicated by the city of new york in honor of its heroic dead and to the 148,000 soldiers who enlisted to serve in the civil war
Nate Folkert: a controversial statue because of the depiction of a male “civic virtue” trampling females “vice and corruption”, the statue was moved from ny city hall to queens borough hall to green wood cemetery.
Nate Folkert: allegedly the site of a mythical fiddle duel between an african american named joost and the devil. easiest to see from outside the cemetery on 5th avenue near 36th street