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Newburgh Colored Burial Ground

Coordinates: 41°30′2.53″N 74°1′16.89″W / 41.5007028°N 74.0213583°W / 41.5007028; -74.0213583
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Newburgh Colored Burial Ground
The cemetery is located in part under this parking lot and to the right of the building
Newburgh Colored Burial Ground is located in New York
Newburgh Colored Burial Ground
Newburgh Colored Burial Ground is located in the United States
Newburgh Colored Burial Ground
LocationBroadway & Robinson Avenue (US 9W), Newburgh, New York
Coordinates41°30′2.53″N 74°1′16.89″W / 41.5007028°N 74.0213583°W / 41.5007028; -74.0213583
Area0.9 acres (0.36 ha)
Built1820
NRHP reference No.10000137[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 31, 2010

Newburgh Colored Burial Ground is a historic cemetery and national historic district located at Newburgh in Orange County, New York. It consists of an archaeological site for a 19th-century burial ground containing approximately 100 graves located on the west and northwest sides of the Newburgh City Courthouse, possibly extending under adjacent Robinson Avenue. The cemetery was active between about 1832 and 1867.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places". WEEKLY LIST OF ACTIONS TAKEN ON PROPERTIES: 3/29/10 THROUGH 4/02/10. National Park Service. 2010-04-09.
  2. ^ William E. Krattinger and Douglas Mackey (October 2009). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Newburgh Colored Burial Ground". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2010-05-31. See also: "Accompanying five photos".