Draft Management Recommendations for the African Burial Ground. Chapter 2. Historic Background of the African Burial Ground

Author(s): National Park Service

Year: 2006

Summary

Chapter 2 of the draft recommendations: The African Burial Ground is a deeply buried archeological site in Lower Manhattan, New York City, the remains of a cemetery used for free and enslaved Africans primarily during the eighteenth century. The site covers approximately seven acres bounded by Duane Street on the north, Chambers Street on the south, Centre and Lafayette Streets on the east and Broadway to the west. It is located in Block Numbers 153, 154 and 155 in the Borough of Manhattan in the heart of the city’s civic center area.

Cite this Record

Draft Management Recommendations for the African Burial Ground. Chapter 2. Historic Background of the African Burial Ground. National Park Service. In Draft Management Recommendations for the African Burial Ground. 2006 ( tDAR id: 6744) ; doi:10.6067/XCV83B5Z3F

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URL: http://www.africanburialground.gov/ABG_FinalReports.htm


Keywords

Culture
African American • Historic

Material
Human Remains

Site Name
African Burial Ground

Site Type
Funerary and Burial Structures or Features

Investigation Types
Archaeological Overview • Data Recovery / Excavation

Temporal Coverage

Calendar Date: 1640 to 1800

Spatial Coverage

min long: -74.018; min lat: 40.706 ; max long: -73.993; max lat: 40.735 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Prepared By(s): National Park Service

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