Remsen Family Cemetery

The 2.5-acre triangle Remsen cemetery lies on the back end of what was once the Remsen family farm (formerly Hempstead Swamp) which covered the entirety of Trotting Course Lane, back when the mode of transportation was horse and carriage/wagon. Eventually in 1898 it became what is now Woodhaven boulevard with the introduction of the automobile. The Remsens were English Dutch settlers from Northern Germany who proudly fought against the British in the American revolution, unlike the majority of Tories in Queens County. This was formerly New Towne and Hopedale and became the anglicised name Whitepot in 1653, actually was genuinely called whiteput, which means hollow Creek in Dutch. The last intact remnant of Whitepot. This is the very beginning of what became Forest Hills today - named as such by Cord Meyer Development, after in 1906 purchasing 600 acres of farmland in White Pot - and this land being in such close proximity to Forest Park. It eventually became ReGo Park as it was acquired and developed by the Real Good Construction Company in the 1920s, They developed all the crescent streets bordering Woodhaven and Alderton street (formerly Orville Street) and gave them aristocratic names to attract wealth. This is a very important cemetery lovingly restored after time and vandalism with brand new marble headstones in 1980. An important reminder of the bravery that made colonial America great. Visit Trader Joe's and buy an Envy Apple and party with true American Patriots.

This is a very old cemetery , dating back to Revolutionary War times of several members of a prominent old Queens family, the Remsen family.

The cemetery is on a small piece of land at the end of Rego Park near the Trader Joe's on Metropolitan Avenue. We were walking from our home in Forest Hills to Trader Joe's and stumbled across this cemetery. It's fairly well kept up. There appears to be a ceremony of rememberance every Memorial Day.

If you are interested in local history and are in the vicinity, its a good place to stop, take a look around and remember that we have been fighting for liberty and democracy for a long time in many ways.

Nice that cemetery still exists today and that we can pay tribute to our military heroes

It was an excellent place to remember and acknowledge those who gave their lives for our country on Memorial Day.

Historic little cemetery.