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African Burial Ground

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290 Broadway Ste 2 New York NY 10007
Phone
(212) 637-2019
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Business Hours

Status: Closed

Sunday
Closed
Monday
Closed
Tuesday
10:00am-4:00pm
Wednesday
10:00am-4:00pm
Thursday
10:00am-4:00pm
Friday
10:00am-4:00pm
Saturday
10:00am-4:00pm

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This national monument in Lower Manhattan is the excavation site of over 400 African-Americans buried in the 17th and 18th Centuries during the era of slavery in the settlement of New Amsterdam. The bodies were discovered in 1991 during construction of a federal office building at 290 Broadway, which is now home to the monument's visitor center. There are an estimated 200 bodies still buried...

Posted on December 11, 2013. Brought to you by yahoolocal.

Our National Park Service site consists of a visitor center and memorial. All of our offerings are free of charge.

Posted on September 29, 2013. Brought to you by facebook.

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The African Burial Ground National Monument is located at the corner of Duane and Elk Streets in Lower Manhattan, adjacent to the Ted Weiss Federal Building at 290 Broadway.

In 1991, the remains of more than four hundred 17th and 18th century Africans were discovered during pre-construction work for a federal building in New York City. One of the most significant archeological finds in U.S....

Posted on November 05, 2012. Brought to you by nyc.

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very nice place, with so many history to learn about one ancestor! everyone should make this place a must visit on their list.

Posted by Carl Harrison on May 12, 2015. Brought to you by facebook.

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5 star

Posted by Darnley Blackman Jr. on April 18, 2015. Brought to you by facebook.

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This monument and museum are wonderful. My only issue was the opening times they displaced outside. I was there in early December. It was not snowing or raining. The monument outside was closed but the annotated hours for operation said it should have been open. I understand that when the weather is bad it should be closed but, if it is a nice day just cold people should be able to walk...

Posted by Sydney Garcia on April 06, 2015. Brought to you by facebook.

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5 star

Posted by Doug Boucher on April 02, 2015. Brought to you by facebook.

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5 star

Posted by Laurie Love on January 29, 2015. Brought to you by facebook.

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In the 17th and 18th centuries African New Yorkers buried their loved ones at the African Burial Ground. Closed in 1794, it was rediscovered in 1991 and is now a unit of the National Park Service. Please visit us at www.nps.gov/afbg to find out more.

Posted on September 29, 2013. Brought to you by facebook.

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