Jersey City and Harsimus Cemetery

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435 Newark Ave, Jersey City, NJ 07302, USA

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N40° 43' 38" W74° 3' 17"   (40.727222222222, -74.054722222222) Start navigation »

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Jersey City and Harsimus Cemetery is a historic cemetery located in Jersey City, New Jersey. It was established in 1829 by the first cemetery company founded in the State of New Jersey and is the size of 6 acres (24,000 m2). The cemetery is an early example of Garden Style landscape cemeteries. The cemetery fell into disrepair and was abandoned in 2008. A volunteer group has since been founded to maintain the cemetery.
The location of the cemetery was used as an ammunition bunker for the War of 1812 and was a site of skirmishes in 1780 during the Revolutionary War.
Since 2011 goats are used for weed control during the summer.

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