First Moravian Church Fresh Water Burial Ground
Manhattan, New York County, New York, USA
The First Moravian Church Fresh Water Burial Ground was established in 1754 in the Out Ward of rural Manhattan.
It served as an auxiliary burial ground for the First Moravian Church on Fair Street (present-day Fulton Street) which had only a small burial ground behind its church building in lower Manhattan.
It was situated near the former , also referred to as "Fresh Water", on Mott Street between Bayard Street and Pell Street.
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▫ Years of use: 1754 — 1816.
▫ Cemetery disposition: Destroyed.
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The neighborhood began a long period of decline after 1811.
Remains from the burial ground were removed to the Moravian Cemetery on Staten Island circa 1845.
The First Moravian Church Fresh Water Burial Ground was established in 1754 in the Out Ward of rural Manhattan.
It served as an auxiliary burial ground for the First Moravian Church on Fair Street (present-day Fulton Street) which had only a small burial ground behind its church building in lower Manhattan.
It was situated near the former , also referred to as "Fresh Water", on Mott Street between Bayard Street and Pell Street.
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▫ Years of use: 1754 — 1816.
▫ Cemetery disposition: Destroyed.
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The neighborhood began a long period of decline after 1811.
Remains from the burial ground were removed to the Moravian Cemetery on Staten Island circa 1845.
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- Added: 17 Nov 2016
- Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 2627940
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