Newark City Cemetery
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| Newark City Cemetery | |
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| Established | 1869 |
| Location | Bessemer St. Newark, New Jersey |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 40°42′00″N 74°11′25″W / 40.70000°N 74.19028°W |
| Type | public |
| Size | 5.2 acres (2.1 ha) |
| Find a Grave | Newark City Cemetery |
Newark City Cemetery, also known as Newark Municipal Graveyard and Floral Rest, in Newark, New Jersey is a no-longer-used potter's field, or cemetery for the indigent. It was in use from 1869 until the early 1950s.[1]
An 1889 report of the Department of Health of the State of New Jersey found with respect to the no-longer extant Clinton Township, which once included the area: "There are two cemeteries, or burial-places, in the township – Clinton cemetery, in the village and upon the banks of Elizabeth River, and Newark potter's field, down in the salt meadow section".[2] Located in the Dayton neighborhood on Bessemer St. near Newark Airport and is prominently visible from the monorail serving it.[3]
The city began using the cemetery as a dump in 1954, until it was ordered to restore it in 1998.[4][5][6]
The area has been restored, but as of 2010 it is closed to the public.