Whippany Burying Yard
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Whippany Burying Yard
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| Location | Morris County, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Built | 1718 |
| NRHP Reference # | 09001077[1] |
| NJRHP # | 4303[2] |
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| Added to NRHP | December 11, 2009 |
| Designated NJRHP | September 28, 2009 |
The Whippany Burying Yard, in the Whippany section of Hanover Township, Morris County, New Jersey, United States, 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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Categories:
- Cemeteries in Morris County, New Jersey
- Cemeteries on the National Register of Historic Places in New Jersey
- Hanover Township, New Jersey
- National Register of Historic Places in Morris County, New Jersey
- 1718 establishments in the Thirteen Colonies
- New Jersey Register of Historic Places
- New Jersey Registered Historic Place stubs
