All Saints Cemetery, located in Nassau County, New York is a beautiful cemetery that offers a sense of strength, dignity, and security to all who pass through its stone and wrought iron gates. All Saints Cemetery serves as the final resting place of many area residents, founders and politicians as well as opera singer Frances Alda and American sculptor Sally James Farnham. The cemetery property is big on heart, history and tradition. A stroll through the cemetery property offers visitors a glimpse of generations of families and their history. Upright as well as intricately designed gravestones, tombstones and other markers throughout the property are rich with the diversity in the history of the area. The cemetery property is considered a historic cemetery, encompassing small yet picturesque acreage that offers a glimpse back into the Victorian era. An Episcopalian cemetery, the property was dubbed "Gods Acres" by the first Episcopal bishop of the diocese of Long Island. The cemetery also serves as his final resting place. The stained glass windows of the All Saints Episcopal Church are among the most gorgeous in the state with four beautiful Tiffany windows. Though considered small by today's standards, the cemetery property offers visitors a glimpse into the history of Long Island and its founders. All Saints Episcopal Church and the surrounding cemetery have served the needs of Nassau County residents for nearly 125 years and continue to do so into the 21st century. Located in the Great Neck section of Long Island, the property may be reached by taking Interstate 295, or Throgs Neck Bridge toll road down into Long Island and then accessing the Long Island Expressway east. Several roads north from the interstate including Lakeville Road offer access into Great Neck. Take Lakeville Road North onto Middle Neck Road and head north. The cemetery property is located on the east side of the road between Village Green Park and Kings Point. |