BRONX, NY.- Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today announced that The Woodlawn Cemetery has been designated a National Historic Landmarkthe highest recognition accorded to the nations most historically significant properties. Woodlawn, which will celebrate its 150th anniversary beginning next year, is one of the nations finest examples of a 19th-century garden cemetery. It is home to the largest and most distinguished collection of historic mausoleums in the nation, and is a still active cemetery. The designation recognizes its outstanding landscape design and collection of art and architecture. The designation also recognizes Woodlawns significant role in memorializing and celebrating prominent Americans, who shaped American history and culture. Since Woodlawns founding in 1863, 310,000 peoplefrom Gilded Age magnates to pioneers for womens rights to Harlem Renaissance