The Gethsemane Cemetery is located in Little Ferry, Bergen County, New Jersey, United States on an acre on a sandy hill just off U.S. Route 46 and Liberty Street. The cemetery was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 20, 1994.
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| Location | 360-370 Liberty Street, Little Ferry, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates | 40°51′20″N 74°2′29″W / 40.85556°N 74.04139°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1860 |
| NRHP reference No. | 94000330[1] |
| NJRHP No. | 549[2] |
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| Added to NRHP | April 20, 1994 |
| Designated NJRHP | February 24, 1994 |
Name
editGethsemane (Greek ΓεΘσημανἰ, Gethsēmani Hebrew:גת שמנים, Aramaic:גת שמני, Gath-Šmânê, Assyrian ܓܕܣܡܢ, Gat Šmānê, lit. "oil press") is a garden at the foot of the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem, most famous as the place where Jesus and his disciples prayed the night before Jesus' crucifixion.
History
editThe cemetery was opened in 1860 as a burial ground for nearby African-American residents. In 1901 the cemetery was turned over to seven African-American trustees and incorporated as Gethsemane Cemetery.[3] Over 500 people were buried in less than an acre of land. The last burial occurred in 1924. Bergen County took over the maintenance of the cemetery in 1985 and dedicated it as a County Historic Site. Fewer than 50 gravestones remain intact.[4]
Notable burials
edit- Elizabeth Sutliff Dulfer, (d. 1880) – formerly enslaved, owned second largest clay company at the time.
- Peter Billings – Civil War veteran
- Silas M. Carpenter – Civil War veteran
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Bergen County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office. July 7, 2009. p. 19. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 30, 2008. Retrieved March 23, 2010.
- ^ "Gethsamene Cemetery". Bergen County Parks. Archived from the original on 16 June 2011. Retrieved 11 August 2010.
- ^ "Black History Month". The Meadowlands Blog. Archived from the original on 17 July 2010. Retrieved 11 August 2010.
External links
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Media related to Gethsemane Cemetery at Wikimedia Commons- Google Street View of Gethsemane Cemetery
- Gethsemane Cemetery at Find a Grave
