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Garden State Crematory
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Garden State Crematory is crematory and mausoleum located at 4101 Kennedy Boulevard[1] in North Bergen, New Jersey. The back of the building overlooks the Weehawken Cemetery and it is adjacent to the Bergen Crest Mausoleum.
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History
In the 19th century, the New York and New Jersey Cremation Company performed cremations inside of Becker's Castle, a brownstone structure on the west side of then 'Hudson Boulevard' (now Kennedy Boulevard).[2][3] In 1907, the company remodeled the building, dividing the roomspaces into thousands of niches for urns and adding a two-story wing to the south side.[4]
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Hindu ceremonial expansion
When the demand for the remains of Hindu customers being housed inside the complex during the 1980s to the 1990s rose, a basement room was converted into a small Hindu chapel.[5] An altar was placed in front of a large picture of Shiva; other deities adorning the chapel included Ganesha, Hanuman, Durga and Krishna. It was completed in 1997.
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