Lamington Black Cemetery

Lamington Black Cemetery
Entrance gate, in 2018
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Location
Cowperthwaite Road, Lamington, New Jersey
Coordinates40°39′28″N 74°42′32″W / 40.65778°N 74.70889°W / 40.65778; -74.70889
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Lamington Black Cemetery
Lamington Black Cemetery is located in Somerset County, New Jersey
Lamington Black Cemetery
Lamington Black Cemetery is located in New Jersey
Lamington Black Cemetery
Lamington Black Cemetery is located in the United States
Lamington Black Cemetery
Part ofLamington Historic District (ID84002802)
Designated CPJune 21, 1984

The Lamington Black Cemetery is an African American cemetery in the Lamington section of Bedminster Township, New Jersey, located on Cowperthwaite Road. It is also known as the Cowperthwaite African American Cemetery.[1] The cemetery is a contributing property of the Lamington Historic District, which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 21, 1984.[2]

History

The cemetery was established in 1857, although the earliest burial was in 1848 (Samuel Lane) and burials of enslaved people may have taken place before 1844.[3] Of the 97 known graves, 37 of marked, many with plain fieldstone markers with no inscriptions. Two veterans of the US Colored Troops are among those interred here.[4]

  • Plaque at the entrance
    Plaque at the entrance
  • Graves in the cemetery
    Graves in the cemetery
  • William H. Van Horn, Private, Company H, 43rd Regiment, U.S. Colored Troops
    William H. Van Horn, Private, Company H, 43rd Regiment, U.S. Colored Troops

References

  1. ^ Sarapin, Janice Kohl (2002). Old Burial Grounds of New Jersey. Rutgers University Press. ISBN 0-8135-2111-4.
  2. ^ Ashton, Charles H. (June 21, 1984). "NRHP Nomination: Lamington Historic District". National Park Service. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help) "Accompanying 28 photos, from 1984". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. ^ Duncan, Allan (November 30, 2011). "Lamington Black Cemetery, Lamington, NJ". Pure History. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
  4. ^ czavalick (May 8, 2021). "Tour of historic Lamington Black Cemetery offered". The Bernardsville News. Retrieved December 19, 2022.