A Short History of Corpse Disposition in Manhattan (original) (raw)

SSRN Electronic Journal, 2016

Abstract

Since European settlement of the area now known as New York City commenced approximately 375 years ago, the predominant method of corpse disposition has been ground burial or entombment in a submerged vault. The story of New York City is one of continuous growth and displacement of the old with the new. The story of corpse disposition in New York City is no different. In 1892, a guide to New York City noted “the history of New York… shows a constant record of the pushing of the dead out of place by the living.” This short history of corpse disposition in Manhattan, the earliest and most intensively settled portion of the modern metropolis, is intended to establish a historical context for discussions regarding the future of corpse disposition in New York City.

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