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Stony Hill Cemetery

Coordinates: 41°3′18″N 73°44′59″W / 41.05500°N 73.74972°W / 41.05500; -73.74972
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Stony Hill Cemetery
Stony Hill Cemetery is located in New York
Stony Hill Cemetery
Stony Hill Cemetery is located in the United States
Stony Hill Cemetery
LocationBuckout Rd., Harrison, New York
Coordinates41°3′18″N 73°44′59″W / 41.05500°N 73.74972°W / 41.05500; -73.74972
Area6.5 acres (2.6 ha)
Built1800
NRHP reference No.99000753 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 25, 1999

Stony Hill Cemetery, also known as the Cemetery of the Asbury Colored Peoples Church, is a historic cemetery located at Harrison, Westchester County, New York. It is an example of a rural, 19th century African American burial ground. The cemetery contains approximately 200 grave sites. It includes seven professionally carved stones, including four government issued markers. Also on the property is the site of a former church demolished before 1930.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Peter D. Shaver (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Registration:Stony Hill Cemetery". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2010-12-30. See also: "Accompanying 17 photos".