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Strattonport Village Cemetery
From about 1851 to 1861, a village cemetery occupied the vicinity of present-day 125th Street and 15th Avenue, in College Point, Queens. The site served as a community burial ground for residents of Strattonport, an area that was laid out … Continue reading
The New Burial Place Without the Gate of the City
In 1656, officials of New Amsterdam considered the necessity to establish a new cemetery to replace The Old Graveyard that was located on the west side of Broadway around present-day Morris Street. Exactly when the new graveyard was created is … Continue reading
The Old Graveyard of New Amsterdam
The earliest known cemetery of colonial Manhattan was located on the west side of Broadway, around present-day Morris Street. It is unclear when it was first established as a burial ground, but by 1656 it apparently had been in use for … Continue reading
