Mount Moor African-American Cemetery

Mount Moor African-American Cemetery
Mount Moor African-American Cemetery
Mount Moor African-American Cemetery is located in New York
Location: Dexter Rd., off NY 54A, Clarkstown, New York
Coordinates: 41°5′47″N 73°57′33″W / 41.09639°N 73.95917°W / 41.09639; -73.95917Coordinates: 41°5′47″N 73°57′33″W / 41.09639°N 73.95917°W / 41.09639; -73.95917
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]

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