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African American Burial Ground

Memorials	:	0
Location	:	New Paltz, Ulster County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.7592170, -74.0858330
Description	:	Site of African-American Burial Ground French Huguenots who Founded New Paltz in 1677 had used Enslaved Africans for Construction and Farm Work as Early as 1673. By 1790, 179 Enslaved African-Americans and 9 Free Persons of Color Lived in New Paltz. Slavery Officially Ended in New York State in 1827, but many African-Americans Remained in Servitude until 1848. A Burial Ground Used by Africans and their Descendants is Located Near this Marker. After the Civil War, when Whites Allowed African-Americans Burials in a Segregated Portion of the New Paltz Rural Cemetery on Plains Road, this Burial Ground was no Longer Used and its Existence Nearly Forgotten.	Site of African-American Burial Ground French Huguenots who Founded New Paltz in 1677 had used Enslaved Africans for Construction and Farm Work as Early as 1673. By 1790, 179 Enslaved African-Americans and 9 Free Persons of Color Lived in New Paltz. Slavery Officially Ended in New York State in 1827, but many African-Americans Remained in Servitude until 1848. A Burial Ground Used by Africans and their Descendants is Located Near this Marker. After the Civil War, when Whites Allowed African-Americans Burials in a Segregated Portion of the New Paltz Rural Cemetery on Plains Road, this Burial Ground was no Longer Used and its Existence Nearly Forgotten.

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African American Burial Ground is located at Huguenot Street New Paltz, Ulster County ,New York , 12561USA.
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Latitude: 41.7592170
Longitude: -74.0858330

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Coordinate: 41.6982780, -74.0999720

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Coordinate: 41.8182500, -74.0609900

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Coordinate: 41.8182500, -74.0609900

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Coordinate: 41.6983300, -74.0511100

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Coordinate: 41.6964400, -74.0472200

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