Ellis Island in Jersey City in Hudson County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Delaware Indian Burials
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, November 7, 2011
1. Delaware Indian Burials Marker
Tribe of Indians Band of Mohican Indians
Delaware Nation
Delaware Indian Burials
Uncovered on Ellis and Liberty Islands
Re-interred May 1, 2003
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Indigenous Peoples and Communities. A significant historical date for this entry is May 1, 1935.
Location. 40° 41.984′ N, 74° 2.324′ W. Marker is in Jersey City, New Jersey, in Hudson County. It is on Ellis Island. It can be reached from no nearby street. Marker is located on the north end of Ellis Island. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: New York NY 10004, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in New Jersey’s North Jersey, in Greater Newark, and in the New York City Metropolitan Area. 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 American Immigrant Wall of Honor ฎ (within shouting distance of this marker in New York); Fort Gibson: The Other Ellis Island Story (within shouting distance of this marker in New York); Fort Gibson: Uncovering the Past (within shouting distance of this marker in New York); Fort Gibson: Ammunition to Immigration (within shouting distance of this marker in New York); Fort Gibson: Oyster Banks to Batteries (within shouting distance of this marker in
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More about this marker. The Seals of the Delaware Tribe Lenni Lenape and of the Mohican Nation Stockbridge-Munsee Band appear at the top of the marker.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, November 7, 2011
2. Delaware Indian Burials Marker
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, November 7, 2011
3. Marker on Ellis Island
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, November 7, 2011
4. Delaware Indian Burials Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on December 30, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 7, 2011, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,359 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 7, 2011, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.
