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AfricanAfrican Burial Ground Square (Brooklyn) Present name:None Location:Intersections of Barbey Street with New Lots Avenue and with Livonia Avenue, and of Schenck Avenue with Livonia Avenue and New Lots Avenue Honoree: Commemorates the burial ground for enslaved Africans in the area encompassing Schenck, New Lots and Livonia Avenues and Barbey Street. LL:2013/50 African Burial Ground Way (Manhattan) Present name:Elk Street Location:between Duane Street and Chambers Street Honoree: Marks the location of the largest colonial-era cemetery for enslaved Africans in America. It was unearthed in 1991 during construction o f a Federal building at 290 Broadway. LL:2004/63 |
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