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Lost Black Burial Ground Located On Property Of New Milford Grammar School Lost Black Burial Ground Located On Property Of New Milford Grammar School
Lost Black Burial Ground Located On Property Of New Milford Grammar School A tireless two-year search ended with the discovery of a Black cemetery on the grounds of a New Milford grammar school, a borough councilwoman announced. “The old burying ground is at the north end of the B. F. Gibbs Elementary School,” said Councilwoman Hedy Grant, who’d been searching for the site. “More specifically, it's on the field just east of the parking lot." The remains likely were undisturbed when landfill was laid during construction of the K-5 Bertrand F. Gibbs Elementary School on Sutton Place near Main and New Milford avenues, she said. It’s cause for celebration, indeed, b…

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