Tomb With A View: A Cemetery Podcast

Episode 97: Common Dust: Plain Pine Boxes, Prisoners, and the Traveling Cloud Museum; the Multifaceted History of Hart Island


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More than a potters field Hart Island in Long Island Sound has been in public use since the Civil War. As it was emerging as the City Cemetery for New York (a much more complex idea than simply a potters field) the land was also being used for a wide variety of purposes and is filled with historic buildings. Examining the complex history and exciting future of one of America's largest and most fascinating burial grounds.

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Tomb With A View: A Cemetery PodcastBy Liz Clappin

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