The Gethsemane Cemetery is located in
Little Ferry,
Bergen County
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, United States on an acre on a sandy hill just off
U.S. Route 46
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and Liberty Street. The cemetery was added to the
National Register of Historic Places
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on April 20, 1994.
Name
Gethsemane
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(Greek ΓεΘσημανἰ, Gethsēmani Hebrew:גת שמנים, Aramaic:גת שמני, Gath-Šmânê, Assyrian ܓܕܣܡܢ, Gat Šmānê, lit. "oil press") is a garden at the foot of the
Mount of Olives
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in Jerusalem, most famous as the place where Jesus and his disciples prayed the night before Jesus' crucifixion.
History
The cemetery was opened in 1860 as a burial ground for nearby African-American residents. In 1901 the cemetery was turned over to seven African-American trustees and incorporated as Gethsemane Cemetery. Over 500 people were buried in less than an acre of land. The last burial occurred in 1924.
Bergen County
Bergen County is the List of counties in New Jersey, most populous County (United States), county in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[National Register of Historic Places listings in Bergen County, New Jersey
List of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Bergen County, New Jersey
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Bergen County Cemeteries
References
External links
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Google Street View of Gethsemane Cemetery*
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1860 establishments in New Jersey
African-American cemeteries in New Jersey
African-American history of New Jersey
Cemeteries in Bergen County, New Jersey
Cemeteries on the National Register of Historic Places in New Jersey
Little Ferry, New Jersey
National Register of Historic Places in Bergen County, New Jersey
New Jersey Register of Historic Places