Silver Mount Cemetery

{{Short description|Cemetery on Staten Island, New York, USA}} '''Silver Mount Cemetery''' is located at 918 Victory Boulevard on Staten Island, New York, United States. It was originally named '''Cooper Cemetery''' around 1866. It covers about 17 acres.<ref name="Silver Mount Cemetery Sunnyside, Richmond County, New York">{{cite web | url=http://interment.net/data/us/ny/richmond/silver_mt/index.htm | accessdate=13 March 2014| title=Silver Mount Cemetery, Staten Island NY: Burial Records}}</ref>

==Notable burials== * William Duer (1805–1879), US Congressman * Kelvin Martin (1964–1987), known to the underworld as 50 Cent; New York City criminal known as the supposed inspiration for the name of the famous rapper, 50 Cent * Mary Ewing Outerbridge (1852–1886), who imported tennis into the US * Trixie Smith (1885–1943), singer during the classic female blues period * Wallace Thurman (1902–1934), writer * Fay Tincher (1884–1983), actress * William Winter (1836–1917), American dramatic critic and author

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==External links== * {{Find a Grave cemetery}}

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