Negro Burial Ground 1830

Negro Burial Ground 1830 (HM1FOZ)

Location: Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario L0S 1J0 Niagara Regional Municipality
Country: Canada
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N 43° 15.135', W 79° 5.057'

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Here stood a Baptist church erected in 1830 through the exertions of a former British soldier. John Oakley, who although white, became pastor of a predominantly negro congregation. In 1793 Upper Canada had passed an act forbidding further introduction of slaves and freeing the children of those in the colony at twenty-five. This was the first legislation of its kind in the British Empire. A long tradition of tolerance attracted refugee slaves to Niagara, many of whom lie buried here.
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HM NumberHM1FOZ
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Placed ByOntario Archaeological and Historic Sites Board
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Date Added Thursday, September 11th, 2014 at 5:05am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17T E 655508 N 4790609
Decimal Degrees43.25225000, -79.08428333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 43° 15.135', W 79° 5.057'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds43° 15' 8.1" N, 79° 5' 3.42" W
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Area Code(s)585, 716
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling East
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 494 Mississauga Street, Niagara-on-the-Lake Ontario L0S 1J0, CA
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