Newark City Cemetery
Newark City Cemetery, also known as Newark Municipal Graveyard and Floral Rest, in Newark, New Jersey is a no-longer-used potter's field, or cemetery for the indigent. It was in use from 1869 until the early 1950s.[1]
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Established | 1869 |
| Location | Bessemer St. Newark, New Jersey |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 40°42′00.08″N 74°11′25.14″W |
| Type | public |
| Size | 5.2 acres (2.1 ha) |
An 1889 report of the Department of Health of the State of New Jersey found with respect to the no-longer extant Clinton Township, which once included the area: "There are two cemeteries, or burial-places, in the township — Clinton cemetery, in the village and upon the banks of Elizabeth River, and Newark potter's field, down in the salt meadow section".[2] Located in the Dayton neighborhood on Bessemer St. near Newark Airport and is prominently visible from the monorail serving it.[3]
The city began using the cemetery as a dump in 1954, until it was ordered to restore it in 1998.[4][5][6]
The area has been restored, but as of 2010 it is closed to the public.
References
- Gleishemier, Glen. "Newark City Cemetery". Old Newark. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
- Annual report of the Department of Health of the State of New Jersey, 1888-89 (1889), p. 258.
- Newark International Airport Ground Access Monorail, Northeast Corridor Connection Project, Essex County and Union County: Environmental Impact Statement (Report). 1996. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
- "Restoration Plan Ordered For Potter's Field in Newark". The New York Times. 9 October 1998. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
- WESTFELDT, AMY (20 December 1998). "Woman Sues to Unearth Centuries of Memories From Mounds of Trash" – via LA Times.
- "Speaking Out For the Indigent Dead; A Woman's Search for Her Father's Remains Is Forcing Newark to Restore a Potter's Field". The New York Times. 19 October 1998. Retrieved 11 March 2016.