Mount Moor Cemetery

Historic 19th-century African American burial ground.

About Mount Moor Cemetery

A small historic cemetery on Route 59 in West Nyack, established in 1849 as a burial ground for the area's African American community. Restored with interpretive signage; includes a 1925 monument to Black veterans of WWI and earlier conflicts.

What you'll find

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