Bergenfield in Bergen County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Old Slave Cemetery
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, May 1, 2008
1. Old Slave Cemetery Marker
Founded 1672
Rededicated May 17, 1964
Restored by the Boy Scouts of Bergenfield.
Erected 1964.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Colonial Era. A significant historical date for this entry is May 17, 1868.
Location. 40° 55.78′ N, 73° 59.031′ W. Marker is in Bergenfield, New Jersey, in Bergen County. It is on Cedar Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Bergenfield NJ 07621, 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: African American Baptist Church Cemetery (here, next to this marker); The Christie-Parsels House (approx. 0.7 miles away); Camp Merritt Memorial (approx. 0.9 miles away); Camp Merritt (approx. 0.9 miles away); Old North Church (approx. 0.9 miles away); In Grateful Remembrance (approx. 0.9 miles away); British & Hessian Invasion (approx. 0.9 miles away); Derick Banta House (approx. one mile away).
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Photographed by Bill Coughlin, May 1, 2008
2. Marker on Cedar Street
This cemetery is on land purchased in 1868 by Francis Jackson, a freed slave.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, May 1, 2008
3. Slave Cemetery
This park adopted and maintained by Boy Scout Troop 180.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on May 1, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 3,592 times since then and 59 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 1, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. • Christopher Busta-Peck was the editor who published this page.
