God's Little Acre - Common Burying Ground
Farewell St, Newport, RI 02840, USA
Rhode Island, USA
GRAVE
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CEMETERY
EST. 1705
EST. 1705
1705
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HISTORIC PRESERVATION at God's Little Acre - Common Burying Ground.
Newport preserves God’s Little Acre within the historic Common Burying Ground, containing a nationally significant concentration of marked African and African American graves. Conserved stones, paths, fencing, research, and interpretation protect the burial landscape while the municipal cemetery remains publicly accessible.
About God's Little Acre - Common Burying Ground
Dating to 1705, this section of Newport's Common Burying Ground contains the oldest and largest collection of colonial-era gravestones of enslaved and free Africans in the United States, including Revolutionary War veterans. This association gives the place its historical importance within the surrounding community.
HISTORY HAPPENED HERE at God's Little Acre - Common Burying Ground
Dating to 1705, this section of Newport's Common Burying Ground contains the oldest and largest collection of colonial-era gravestones of enslaved and free Africans in the United States, including Revolutionary War veterans.
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