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Jersey City and Harsimus Cemetery

Jersey City, Italy

Jersey City and Harsimus Cemetery

Jersey City and Harsimus Cemetery is a historic rural cemetery located in Jersey City, New Jersey. It was established in 1829 by the first cemetery company founded in the State of New Jersey and covers an area of 6 acres (24,000 m2). The cemetery is an early example of Garden Style landscape cemeter

ies. The cemetery fell into disrepair and was abandoned in 2008. A volunteer group has since been founded to maintain the cemetery. The location of the cemetery was used as an ammunition bunker for the War of 1812 and was a site of skirmishes in 1780 during the Revolutionary War. Since 2011, goats are used for weed control during the summer.

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