- Mount Moor African-American Cemetery
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Mount Moor African-American Cemetery
Location: Dexter Rd., off NY 54A, Clarkstown, New York Coordinates: 41°5′47″N 73°57′33″W / 41.09639°N 73.95917°WCoordinates: 41°5′47″N 73°57′33″W / 41.09639°N 73.95917°W Area: 3 acres (1.2 ha) Built: 1849 Governing body: Private NRHP Reference#: 94001001[1] Added to NRHP: August 29, 1994 Mount Moor African-American Cemetery, also known as Mount Moor Cemetery, is a historic African American cemetery located at Palisades Center, West Nyack in Rockland County, New York. It was established in 1849 and contains approximately 90 known graves.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ John A. Bonafide (May 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Mount Moor African-American Cemetery". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=7887. Retrieved 2010-05-28. See also: "Accompanying 11 photos". http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=7894.
Categories:- Cemeteries on the National Register of Historic Places in New York
- African American history
- 1849 establishments
- Cemeteries in Rockland County, New York
- Rockland County, New York Registered Historic Place stubs
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