Stony Hill Cemetery

Stony Hill Cemetery
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Location	Buckout Rd., Harrison, New York
Coordinates	41°3′18″N 73°44′59″W / 41.05500°N 73.74972°W / 41.05500; -73.74972Coordinates: 41°3′18″N 73°44′59″W / 41.05500°N 73.74972°W / 41.05500; -73.74972
Area	6.5 acres (2.6 ha)
Built	1800
NRHP Reference #	99000753 ^[1]
Added to NRHP	June 25, 1999

Stony Hill Cemetery, also known as the Cemetery of the Asbury Colored Peoples Church, is a historic cemetery located at Harrison, Westchester County, New York. It is an example of a rural, 19th century African American burial ground. The cemetery contains approximately 200 grave sites. It includes seven professionally carved stones, including four government issued markers. Also on the property is the site of a former church demolished before 1930.^[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.^[1]

References

1 2 Staff (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ Peter D. Shaver (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Registration:Stony Hill Cemetery". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2010-12-30. See also: "Accompanying 17 photos".

Harrison, New York

Geography

Areas/Neighborhoods	Purchase

Education

Primary and secondary schools	Harrison Central School District Harrison High School Keio Academy of New York

Colleges and universities	State University of New York at Purchase Manhattanville College Fordham University Westchester Campus

Other

Landmarks	Hadden-Margolis House Stony Hill Cemetery United States Post Office Harrison, New York MasterCard International Global Headquarters Westchester Country Club

Transportation	Harrison Metro-North station Westchester County Airport

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Stony Hill Cemetery

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