National Register of Historic Places

Old Town of Flushing Burial Ground

Queens, Queens County, New York
Listed
February 2, 2018
Type
Site
Period
Pre Contact
Ref No.
100002079

About this property

Old Town of Flushing Burial Ground is a historic cemetery located in Flushing, Queens, New York City. It was established in 1840 and known as The Olde Towne of Flushing Burial Ground. It was the result of Cholera and Smallpox epidemics in 1840 and 1844, added by town elders north of Flushing Cemetery due to fears of contamination of church burial grounds. Once known as "Pauper Burial Ground", "Colored Cemetery of Flushing" and "Martins Field", it was purchased by the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation on December 2, 1914, and renamed in 2009 to "The Olde Towne of Flushing Burial Ground". It is co-located with a children's playground called "Martin’s Field". The cemetery's recognition and status as a Queens landmark was spearheaded by local community activist Mandingo Osceola Tshaka, who became interested in the cemetery when he discovered that members from the Macedonia African Methodist Episcopal Church of Flushing were buried there. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2018.

Location

46th Ave. between 164th & 165th St.
Queens, Queens County, New York
40.75476, -73.80241

Categories

BLACKNATIVE AMERICANSOCIAL HISTORY
Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Old Town of Flushing Burial Ground listed on the National Register?

Old Town of Flushing Burial Ground was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 2, 2018.

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Old Town of Flushing Burial Ground is classified as a site in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Old Town of Flushing Burial Ground is recorded as the pre_contact era.

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