Trinity Church Cemetery consists of three separate burial grounds associated with Trinity Church in Manhattan, New York, USA. The first was established in the Churchyard located at 74 Trinity Place at Wall Street and Broadway. In 1842, the church, running out of space in its churchyard, established Trinity Church Cemetery and Mausoleum in Upper Manhattan between Broadway and Riverside Drive, at the Chapel of the Intercession (now The Church of the Intercession, New York), formerly the location of John James Audubon's estate. A third burial place is the Churchyard of St. Paul's Chapel. The burial grounds have been the final resting place for many historic figures since the Churchyard cemetery opened in 1697. A non-denominational cemetery, it is listed in the United States National Register of Historic Places and is the only remaining active cemetery in Manhattan. There are two bronze plaques at the Church of the Intercession cemetery commemorating the Battle of Fort Washington, which included some of the fiercest fighting of the Revolutionary War. Notable burialsTrinity Churchyard- John Alsop (1724-1794), delegate to the Continental Congress
- Capt Hoysted Hacker (1745-1814), US Continental Navy Captain
- Aaron Hackley, Jr (1783-1868), US Congressman
- Francis Lewis (1713-1802), signer of the Declaration of Independence
- John Peter Zenger (1697-1746), newspaper publisher whose libel trial helped establish the right to a free press
Trinity Church Cemetery and Mausoleum 153rd Street - Rita de Acosta Lydig (1876-1929), a famous socialite of the early 1900s who was proclaimed one of the most beautiful women in the world
- John Adams Dix, (1798-1879) soldier, United States Senator, Secretary of the Treasury, Governor of New York, statesman
- Eliza Jumel (1775-1865), a prostitute who later became the wealthiest woman in America and wife of Aaron Burr
Churchyard of St. Paul's Chapel
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