Black Settlement Burial Ground
Black Settlement Burial Ground, is a cemetery in Willow Grove, near Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada.
| Black Settlement Burial Ground | |
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| Established | 1831 |
| Location | Willow Grove, New Brunswick, Canada |
| Coordinates | 45.32847°N 65.81487°W |
| Find a Grave | Black Settlement Burial Ground |
It is located uphill from Saint John harbour, and has a view of nearby market and the harbour.[1]
The cemetery was founded in 1831, and is the resting place for many American Black loyalists and Black refugees who left the US for Saint John during the War of 1812.[2] Around the same time, the location also housed a church and a school for the Black community.[2] A replica church was constructed in the 1980's.[3] There are no grave markers in the cemetery.[4]
The cemetery was refurbished in 2015.[2] The cemetery featured in Anna Minerva Henderson's sonnet The Old Burying Ground.[1]
References
- Directions Home: Approaches to African-Canadian Literature, George Elliott Clarke, University of Toronto Press, Jan 1, 2012, pp. 41–42
- Letson, Cherise (22 May 2015). "Black Settlement Burial Ground upgrades will start in June". CBC.
- "The Black Settlement Burial Ground 1831–1941". New Brunswick Black History Society. 2020-06-29. Retrieved 2023-02-03.
- Rubin, Richard (2016-10-27). "In Saint John in Canada, Exploring the Legacy of the Loyalists". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-02-03.
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