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  • Field of Legends: Baseball Greats of Green-Wood Trolley Tour 

    Batter up! Get ready for the World Series with baseball historian Tom Gilbert. On this trolley tour, you’ll visit the monuments and gravesites of Henry Chadwick, the “Father of Baseball,” who invented the game’s scoring system; James Creighton, baseball’s first national star; Charles Ebbets, owner of the Brooklyn Dodgers; and many others who played a ... Read more

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    Magicians and Mediums Trolley Tour 

    In the 1850s, New York City was captivated by the sensational story of the Fox sisters, three young women who claimed they could communicate with the dead through mysterious knocking sounds. (The eldest sister, Leah, along with their parents, is buried at Green-Wood.) Though the sisters later admitted it was all a hoax, their story ... Read more

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Green-Wood’s public programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature, as well as the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs.