Site of African-American Burial Ground
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Site of African-American Burial Ground NY Historical Marker located on Huguenot Street in New Paltz, NY
Waymark Code: WM384M
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 02/24/2008
Views: 46
Site of African-American Burial Ground
French Huguenots who Founded New Paltz in 1677 had used
Enslaved Africans for Construction and Farm Work as Early
as 1673. By 1790, 179 Enslaved African-Americans and 9 Free
Persons of Color Lived in New Paltz. Slavery Officially
Ended in New York State in 1827, but many African-Americans
Remained in Servitude until 1848. A Burial Ground Used by
Africans and their Descendants is Located Near this Marker.
After the Civil War, when Whites Allowed African-Americans
Burials in a Segregated Portion of the New Paltz Rural
Cemetery on Plains Road, this Burial Ground was no Longer
Used and its Existence Nearly Forgotten.
Marker Name: Site of African-American Burial Ground
Marker Type: Roadside
Agency: The Town and Village of New Paltz
Dedication Date: -9223372036854775808
City/Town/Village Name: New Paltz
County: Ulster
Region: The Catskills (Region 8)
Website: Not listed
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