Mount Moor African-American Cemetery
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| Location | Dexter Rd., off NY 54A, Clarkstown, New York |
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| Coordinates | 41°05′47″N 73°57′31″W / 41.09639°N 73.95861°WCoordinates: 41°05′47″N 73°57′31″W / 41.09639°N 73.95861°W |
| Area | 3 acres (1.2 ha) |
| Built | 1849 |
| NRHP reference No. | 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] It is now surrounded by the Palisades Center shopping mall and its parking lots.
References[]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ 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. Retrieved 2010-05-28. See also: "Accompanying 11 photos".
External links[]
- Mount Moor African-American Cemetery at Find a Grave
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mount Moor Cemetery
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- African-American history of New York (state)
- Cemeteries on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state)
- African-American cemeteries
- 1849 establishments in New York (state)
- Cemeteries in Rockland County, New York
- National Register of Historic Places in Rockland County, New York
- Rockland County, New York Registered Historic Place stubs