| Jersey City and Harsimus Cemetery | |
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| Established | 1829 |
| Location | 435 Newark Avenue Jersey City, New Jersey |
| Country | United States |
| Size | 6 acres (24,000 m2) |
| Website | www |
Jersey City and Harsimus Cemetery is a historic rural 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 covers an area of 6 acres (24,000 m2).[1] The cemetery is an early example of Garden Style landscape cemeteries.[2] 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.[3]
Since 2011 goats are used for weed control during the summer.[4][5]
- ^ Mark Nonestied, Burial Reform at the Jersey City & Harsimus Cemetery, Garden State Legacy.com, Issue 12, June 2011
- ^ Karnoutsos, Carmela. "Historic Jersey City Harsimus Cemetery". Jersey City Past and Present. New Jersey City University. Archived from the original on July 10, 2003.
- ^ "Cemetery History". The Historic Jersey City & Harsimus Cemetery. Archived from the original on June 1, 2011. Retrieved July 2, 2010.
- ^ Parillo, Rosemary (July 23, 2016). "Goat gardening at Jersey City cemetery". NJ.com. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
- ^ D'Auria, Peter (February 7, 2020). "Meet the man who brought an abandoned historic cemetery back to life". The Jersey Journal.