Lamington Black Cemetery Marker (Bedminster, NJ)

Dublin Core

Title

Lamington Black Cemetery Marker (Bedminster, NJ)

Source

american,unionmonument

Contributor

Elena Koestel

Type

Site

Identifier

2628

Extent

m x m x m

Medium

HMDB

Spatial Coverage

current,40.657633,-74.708633;

Europeana

Country

United States

Europeana Data Provider

Lamington Black Cemetery Marker (Bedminster, NJ)

Europeana Type

TEXT

Site Item Type Metadata

Wiki

https://www.cineg.org/wiki/index.php/Lamington_Black_Cemetery_Marker_(Bedminster,_NJ)

Monument Type

Stone – carved

Inscription

"Lamington Black Cemetery 19th Century Burial Grounds on the National Register of Historical Places There are 97 identified graves here: 36 with names and 61 unknown, including former slaves and free blacks who were members of the Lamington Presbyterian Church. Remains of 5 Civil War veterans who fought heroically for the Union lie here. As you walk through the grounds, note the Bible passages on some of ther markers and enjoy the feeling of peace."

State

New Jersey

County

Somerset

Affiliation

Union

City

Bedminster

Location Type

Cemetery