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Kinderhook in Columbia County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Burial Ground

1816-ca 1861

 
 
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1. Burial Ground Marker
Inscription. Bequest by John Rogers provided this quarter acre exclusively for burials of persons of color.
 
Erected 2016 by The William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 345.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African AmericansCemeteries & Burial Sites. In addition, it is included in the William G. Pomeroy Foundation series list.
 
Location. 42° 23.706′ N, 73° 42.291′ W. Marker is in Kinderhook, New York, in Columbia County. It is on Rothermel Lane. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 17 Rothermel Avenue, Kinderhook NY 12106, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York and in the Hudson Valley. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Albany-Hudson Rail Line (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Benedict Arnold House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Gen. John Burgoyne (approx. 0.2 miles away); Reformed Dutch Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); House of History (approx. 0.3 miles away); Old Columbia Academy (approx. 0.3 miles away); Martin Van Buren (approx. 0.3 miles away); Dunham Park (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kinderhook.
 
Also see . . .  Persons of Color Cemetery, Kinderhook NY. Black Cemetery
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Network website entry (Submitted on March 4, 2025, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.) 
 
Burial Ground Marker image. Click for full size.
2. Burial Ground Marker
Burial Ground Marker image. Click for full size.
3. Burial Ground Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on March 4, 2025. It was originally submitted on December 31, 2018, by Deryn Pomeroy of Syracuse, New York. This page has been viewed 348 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on December 31, 2018, by Deryn Pomeroy of Syracuse, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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