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Slave Burying Ground

Tompkins County, New York, USA

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Get directions Town of Caroline
Tompkins County, New York, USA

Coordinates: 42.40244, -76.36936
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A historic marker along the west side of Ellis Hollow Road, approximately 6/10 mile north of Route 79 reads: "Slave Burying Ground 45 Rods East of this Point in Edge of Woods Are Buried 14 Slaves Owned by Residents of Town of Caroline."

The burying ground is on posted private property.

More information about slavery in the Town of Caroline, Tompkins County, New York can be found in the Town historian notes at http://carolinehistorian.org/historyadobe.pdf which describes the cemetery as follows:

"In the edge of the woods, on the Ellis Hollow Road, coming from N.Y. State Route 79, is a slave burial ground. There are fourteen graves and at one time there was a stone wall and panel fence as part of the original enclosure. A "historical marker" points the directions from the road. "

No names are provided for the fourteen burials.

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