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Mount Zion Cemetery (Kingston, New York)

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Established in the mid-nineteenth century, the cemetery provides a final resting place for prominent individuals and families who were part of Kingston's African American community. Due to the legacy of Slavery in the
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Diamond, Joseph E. (November 13, 2012). "Owned in Life, Owned in Death: The Pine Street African and African-American Burial Ground in Kingston, New York".
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given by the families who had enslaved them. The first burial was in 1856 (Samuel Tappan) and the last (known) burial was in 1967 (Beatrice Fitzgerald).
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They were in the ranks of the 11th, 20th, 27th and 39th Regiments of the United States Colored Infantry (
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Currently, there are 104 grave markers, and an estimated 13 of which were born prior to manumission in
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On March 3, 2021 both Mt. Zion Cemetery and AME Zion Church of Kingston were listed on the
139:. The cemetery is on a 2.4-acre (0.97 ha) lot located at 190 South Wall Street in the 200: 165: 312: 153: 196: 108: 192: 113: 91: 78: 184: 161: 143:. It is in the city's Fifth Ward, less than a mile south of the church. 287:"Biography of Jeremiah R.B. Smith". The Afro-American Press. 1888 299:"National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List 2021 03 05" 107: 68: 55: 47: 42: 21: 339:African-American cemeteries in New York (state) 8: 18: 272: 16:Historic site in Ulster County, New York 334:1856 establishments in New York (state) 329:African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church 239: 319:Cemeteries in Ulster County, New York 7: 245: 243: 227:Category:African-American cemeteries 215:National Register of Historic Places 344:Cemeteries established in the 1850s 33:Entrance of the Mount Zion Cemetery 14: 261:Northeast Historical Archaeology 27: 137:A.M.E. Zion Church of Kingston 1: 125: 156:, many of the surnames were 360: 206:A notable person was Rev. 177:African-American veterans 38: 26: 301:. National Park Service. 60:190 South Wall Street, 135:cemetery owned by the 131:–1967) is a historic 92:41.91917°N 74.01167°W 208:Jeremiah R.B. Smith 122:Mount Zion Cemetery 114:Mount Zion Cemetery 97:41.91917; -74.01167 88: /  22:Mount Zion Cemetery 324:Kingston, New York 183:soldiers from the 62:Kingston, New York 119: 118: 351: 303: 302: 294: 288: 285: 279: 278: 276: 256: 250: 247: 201:Buffalo Soldiers 141:city of Kingston 133:African-American 130: 127: 103: 102: 100: 99: 98: 93: 89: 86: 85: 84: 81: 31: 19: 359: 358: 354: 353: 352: 350: 349: 348: 309: 308: 307: 306: 297: 295: 291: 286: 282: 274:10.1.1.679.9610 258: 257: 253: 248: 241: 236: 223: 199:, and several " 195:, and two from 193:First World War 179:, including 26 162:French Huguenot 149: 128: 96: 94: 90: 87: 82: 79: 77: 75: 74: 64: 34: 17: 12: 11: 5: 357: 355: 347: 346: 341: 336: 331: 326: 321: 311: 310: 305: 304: 289: 280: 251: 238: 237: 235: 232: 231: 230: 222: 219: 173:New York State 148: 145: 117: 116: 111: 105: 104: 72: 66: 65: 59: 57: 53: 52: 49: 45: 44: 40: 39: 36: 35: 32: 24: 23: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 356: 345: 342: 340: 337: 335: 332: 330: 327: 325: 322: 320: 317: 316: 314: 300: 296:SG 100006224 293: 290: 284: 281: 275: 270: 266: 262: 255: 252: 246: 244: 240: 233: 228: 225: 224: 220: 218: 216: 211: 209: 204: 202: 198: 194: 190: 186: 182: 178: 174: 169: 167: 163: 159: 155: 154:Hudson Valley 146: 144: 142: 138: 134: 123: 115: 112: 110: 106: 101: 73: 71: 67: 63: 58: 54: 50: 46: 41: 37: 30: 25: 20: 292: 283: 264: 260: 254: 212: 205: 197:World War II 170: 150: 121: 120: 109:Find a Grave 129: 1856 95: / 70:Coordinates 48:Established 313:Categories 234:References 185:Civil War. 269:CiteSeerX 83:74°0′42″W 80:41°55′9″N 221:See also 56:Location 166:British 147:History 43:Details 271:  164:, and 181:Union 158:Dutch 189:USCT 51:1856 203:". 315:: 267:. 265:35 263:. 242:^ 160:, 126:c. 277:. 229:. 124:(

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Kingston, New York
Coordinates
41°55′9″N 74°0′42″W / 41.91917°N 74.01167°W / 41.91917; -74.01167
Find a Grave
Mount Zion Cemetery
African-American
A.M.E. Zion Church of Kingston
city of Kingston
Hudson Valley
Dutch
French Huguenot
British
New York State
African-American veterans
Union
Civil War.
USCT
First World War
World War II
Buffalo Soldiers
Jeremiah R.B. Smith
National Register of Historic Places
Category:African-American cemeteries


CiteSeerX
10.1.1.679.9610
"National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List 2021 03 05"
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