Mount Moor African-American Cemetery

Mount Moor African-American Cemetery
Location Dexter Rd., off NY 54A, Clarkstown, New York
Coordinates 41°5′47″N 73°57′31″W / 41.09639°N 73.95861°W / 41.09639; -73.95861Coordinates: 41°5′47″N 73°57′31″W / 41.09639°N 73.95861°W / 41.09639; -73.95861
Area 3 acres (1.2 ha)
Built 1849
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] It is now surrounded by the Palisades Center shopping mall and its parking lots.

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ 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".


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