African Burial Ground National Monument

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290 Broadway
New York , NY 10007
212-637-2019
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Description:

GSAs African Burial Ground project began in 1991, when, during excavation work for a new federal office building, workers discovered the skeletal remains of the first of more than 400 men, women and children. Further investigation revealed that during the 17th and 18th centuries, free and enslaved Africans were buried in a 6.6 acre burial ground in lower Manhattan outside the boundaries of the settlement of New Amsterdam, which would become New York. Over the decades, the unmarked cemetery was covered over by development and landfill.

Managed by GSA, the overall project is a testimonial to a positive and collaborative partnership between many parties, including the Department of the Interiors National Park Service, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, Howard University, the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, and the African American community.

Today the site is a National Monument featuring a distinctive memorial that commemorates and communicates the story of the African Burial Groundthe single-most important, historic urban archaeological project undertaken in the United States.

Hours:

Monday: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. except for federal holidays
Tuesday: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. except for federal holidays.
Wednesday: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. except for federal holidays.
Thursday: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. except for federal holidays.
Friday: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. except for federal holidays.
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