Whippany Burying Yard

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Whippany Burying Yard
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Location Morris County, New Jersey
Coordinates 40°48′13″N74°22′5″W / 40.80361°N 74.36806°W / 40.80361; -74.36806
Built1718
NRHP reference No. 09001077 [1]
NJRHP No.4303 [2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPDecember 11, 2009
Designated NJRHPSeptember 28, 2009

The Whippany Burying Yard, in the Whippany section of Hanover Township, Morris County, New Jersey, United States, is a cemetery that was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 11, 2009. [1] [3]

The two plus acre burying yard, which has approximately 450 graves and which dates back to 1718, is the oldest cemetery in northwest New Jersey. Graves include those of veterans of the French and Indian War, the American Revolution, the Civil War, and World War I.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Weekly list of actions taken on properties: 12/07/09 through 12/11/09". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. December 18, 2009. Retrieved July 2, 2010.
  2. "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Morris County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office. March 1, 2011. p. 4. Retrieved April 25, 2010.
  3. Schillaci, Sarah (February 5, 2010). "Whippany cemetery is named to National Register of Historic Places". The Star-Ledger . New Jersey. Retrieved July 2, 2010.