Lamington Black Cemetery

Historic cemetery in Somerset County, New Jersey, US

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U.S. Historic district
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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]

Gallery

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

References

^ Sarapin, Janice Kohl (2002). Old Burial Grounds of New Jersey. Rutgers University Press. ISBN 0-8135-2111-4.
^ 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)
^ Duncan, Allan (November 30, 2011). "Lamington Black Cemetery, Lamington, NJ". Pure History. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
^ czavalick (May 8, 2021). "Tour of historic Lamington Black Cemetery offered". The Bernardsville News. Retrieved December 19, 2022.